The baby name Melly is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɛli/ (MEL-ee).
The baby name Melly is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɛli/ (MEL-ee).
Melly is in Origin.
Melly is a friendly diminutive used across English and other languages, most often short for Melissa or Melanie, and at times for Melinda or Amelia. In the 19th and early 20th centuries it functioned as a familiar pet form; the affectionate “Melly” for Melanie Wilkes in Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind popularized the spelling in the Anglophone world. In contemporary use, it also appears as an independent given name, notably in Southeast Asia.
Its meaning depends on the source name: from Greek Melissa, “honeybee” and by extension “sweet”; from Greek-derived Melanie/Melania, “dark, black”; from Melinda, often interpreted as “gentle/pretty” via -linda; from Amelia, “work, industrious.” Variants and short forms include Mellie, Meli, Mel, and Melle; related longer forms include Melissa, Melanie, Melinda, and Amelia. Melly offers a warm, vintage-nickname style with modern informality.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| ID | 0 | #33 | 7 | 2,238 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #67 | 32 | 3,319 |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #95 | 12 | 5,459 |
| TW | 0 | #98 | 6 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #138 | 11 | 4,216 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2011 | #173 | 3 | 1,465 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| Austria | 0 | #202 | 12 | 850 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #209 | 16 | 7,146 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #209 | 68 | 8,139 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #211 | 7 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #248 | 12 | 7,507 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #258 | 6 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #277 | 6 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #292 | 3 | 3,687 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| MY | 0 | #319 | 12 | 12,352 | |
| PE | 0 | #327 | 3 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #336 | 3 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #360 | 61 | 1,885 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #374 | 17 | 13,098 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #379 | 18 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #401 | 5 | 3,185 |
| MX | 0 | #404 | 10 | 8,339 | |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| Germany | 0 | #408 | 30 | 2,542 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #467 | 15 | 9,861 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #469 | 6 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 6 | 7,628 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #482 | 24 | 7,500 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #493 | 23 | 19,177 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #499 | 405 | 4,949 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #512 | 75 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #518 | 15 | 11,342 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #523 | 31 | 20,968 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #531 | 6 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #550 | 66 | 16,104 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #552 | 9 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #624 | 7 | 8,289 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #641 | 375 | 24,821 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #643 | 9 | 9,488 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #763 | 24 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #821 | 31 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #847 | 89 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #854 | 90 | 14,861 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #916 | 15 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #931 | 25 | 5,933 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #939 | 13 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #940 | 12 | 16,906 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #963 | 21 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #987 | 6 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 175 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 130 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,019 | 60 | 16,140 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,086 | 91 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,090 | 22 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,109 | 70 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,113 | 16 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,285 | 162 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Melly is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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