96,890births recorded
14Countries
3Variants
2022Peak · France
#10France 2025
Mel is a boy name family recorded 96,890 times in 14 countries since 1883. It ranks highest today in France (#10 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 2022, at 562.4 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Maël (France, Switzerland, Belgium).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
All forms of Mel
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maël | French | 81,205 | 🇫🇷 France | #10 | 2022 | ▲ 11 % |
| Maël | French | 3,986 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #15 | 2025 | ▲ 73 % |
| Maël | French | 2,863 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #31 | 2025 | ▲ 128 % |
| Maël | French | 1,789 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #42 | 2025 | ▲ 156 % |
| Maël | French | 1,353 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1097 | 2023 | ▲ 561 % |
| Maël | French | 200 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #211 | 2022 | ▲ 314 % |
| Mel | English | 3,693 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7194 | 1942 | new |
| Mel | English | 425 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1999 | – |
| Mel | English | 375 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1430 | 2003 | ▲ 55 % |
| Mel | English | 137 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1964 | – |
| Mell | English | 342 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1883 | – |
| Mell | English | 12 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2003 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Maël ↔ Mel — spelling variant
- Maël ↔ Mell — spelling variant
Questions about Mel
How popular is the name Mel?
In 2025 it ranked #10 in France. Official registers record 96,890 births across 14 countries.
What is Mel in other languages?
Maël (French); Mell (English).
When was Mel most popular?
It peaked in France in 2022, at 562.4 births per 100,000.
Is Mel a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Mel is a boy name.