UK girl's name
Melinay
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Melinay is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Melinay popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5493, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2020, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2020 to 2020. 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.
Melinay is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 3 living people in the UK are called Melinay. 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 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Melinay ranked #5493 for girls in England and Wales in 2020, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2020, when 3 girls were registered as Melinay.
- • About 3 living people in the UK are estimated to have Melinay as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5493
2020
Births in 2020
3
Latest year
Peak year
2020
3 births
Estimated living
3
2026
Decades
Melinay by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Melinay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5493 | 3 | 1 |
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FAQ
Melinay: questions and answers
How popular is the name Melinay in the UK right now?
In 2020, Melinay was ranked #5493 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Melinay most popular?
The peak year on record was 2020, with 3 babies registered as Melinay in England and Wales.
How many people are called Melinay in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Melinay across the 1 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.