UK girl's name
Meleri
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2002. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Meleri is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Meleri popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2002 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4137, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 4 births.
This profile covers 13 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 1996 to 2002. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 13 living people in the UK are called Meleri. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2003 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Meleri ranked #4137 for girls in England and Wales in 2002, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 4 girls were registered as Meleri.
- • About 13 living people in the UK are estimated to have Meleri as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4137
2002
Births in 2002
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
4 births
Estimated living
13
2026
Popularity
Meleri over time
The chart below shows babies named Meleri registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2002. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Meleri, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2002, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Meleri by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Meleri was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #4137 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #3625 | 10 | 3 |
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- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Meleri: questions and answers
How popular is the name Meleri in the UK right now?
In 2002, Meleri was ranked #4137 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Meleri most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 4 babies registered as Meleri in England and Wales.
How many people are called Meleri in the UK?
A total of 13 babies have been registered as Meleri across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.