The baby name Mell is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced mel (IPA: /mɛl/).
Mell is English in Origin.
The baby name Mell is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced mel (IPA: /mɛl/).
Mell is English in Origin.
Mell is a compact, unisex given name used in English since the 19th century, most often as a nickname that became independent. It functions as a variant spelling of Mel and has appeared in Britain and the United States, borne by figures such as cartoonist Mell Lazarus and photographer Mell Kilpatrick. The doubled l stabilizes the clipped sound and distinguishes it visually from Mel.
Meaning depends on the longer form behind it. Possible sources include Melissa “honey-bee” (linked to Latin mel, “honey”), Melanie/Melania “dark, black” (Greek melas, melan-), Melinda (interpreted as “sweet” by folk association), and Carmela/Carmelo from Hebrew Karmel, “garden, vineyard.” On the masculine side it can shorten Melvin, Melville, or Melchior. Common variants and pet forms: Mel, Mellie, and Melly; related longer names include Melissa, Melanie, Melinda, Melina, Carmela, Carmelo, and Melvin.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #110 | 5 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #124 | 2 | 2,087 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #190 | 4 | 2,915 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #229 | 3 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #242 | 18 | 7,507 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #250 | 9 | 3,650 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| MY | 0 | #307 | 24 | 12,352 | |
| PE | 0 | #321 | 9 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GT | 0 | #336 | 3 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #344 | 8 | 5,378 |
| BR | 0 | #355 | 6 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #385 | 12 | 15,987 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #404 | 5 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| France | Girls | 2014 | #415 | 3 | 3,259 |
| Germany | 0 | #427 | 11 | 2,542 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #439 | 13 | 7,952 |
| MX | 0 | #441 | 5 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #466 | 16 | 9,861 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #505 | 6 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #519 | 12 | 8,334 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #520 | 13 | 11,342 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #530 | 7 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #553 | 8 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #568 | 32 | 8,289 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #578 | 34 | 9,488 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #605 | 11 | 16,104 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #660 | 349 | 24,821 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #764 | 75 | 4,949 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #794 | 149 | 12,708 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #811 | 133 | 14,861 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #827 | 25 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| MA | 0 | #880 | 250 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #909 | 12 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2004 | #910 | 7 | 9,828 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #919 | 37 | 5,933 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #919 | 17 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #934 | 18 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #964 | 20 | 5,561 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #976 | 136 | 25,439 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,054 | 25 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,091 | 93 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,108 | 34 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,132 | 45 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,159 | 20 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,197 | 15 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,423 | 24 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Mell is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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