Meliodas
A masculine name of Greek origin meaning "Song of honey".
Name Census estimates that about 147 living Americans carry the first name Meliodas. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Meliodas today is around 5 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Meliodas births was 2021 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Meliodas. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
147
~ 1 in 2,331,662 Americans
Peak year
2021
26 babies that year
Average age
5
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,798
Tracked since 2017
Popularity
Meliodas: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Meliodas from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 109 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Meliodas by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Meliodas during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Meliodas
The name Meliodas is of Greek origin, deriving from the words "meli" meaning honey and "doron" meaning gift. It can be translated to mean "gift of honey" or "honey gift." This name dates back to ancient Greek mythology and literature.
In Greek mythology, Meliodas was the name of a river god, the son of Oceanus and Tethys. He was one of the 3,000 river gods called Potamoi. The name appears in Hesiod's Theogony, an ancient Greek poem dating back to around the 8th century BC, which describes the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Meliodas can be found in ancient Greek texts and inscriptions from the classical period, around the 5th century BC. It was a relatively uncommon name in ancient Greece but was occasionally used as a personal name.
One of the earliest known individuals to bear the name Meliodas was a Greek poet who lived in the 3rd century BC. Little is known about his life or works, as they have been lost to history.
In the 2nd century AD, there was a Greek philosopher named Meliodas who is mentioned in the writings of Diogenes Laertius, a biographer of ancient Greek philosophers. Meliodas was a follower of the Cynic philosophical school and is believed to have lived in Laodicea, a city in ancient Syria.
During the Byzantine Empire, a notable figure named Meliodas lived in the 6th century AD. He was a high-ranking military officer and served as a general under the Emperor Justinian I. He is mentioned in the historical chronicles of Procopius of Caesarea, a prominent Byzantine scholar and historian.
In the 12th century, there was a French nobleman named Meliodas de Cornouaille who participated in the Third Crusade. He is mentioned in the chronicles of the crusades and is believed to have been from the region of Cornouaille in Brittany, France.
Another historical figure with the name Meliodas was a 15th-century Italian painter and architect from Florence, Meliodas di Giovanni. He is known for his work on the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, where he contributed to the design and construction of the church's façade.
People
Meliodas + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Meliodas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Meliodas: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meliodas?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 147 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Meliodas going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,331,662 US residents.
Is Meliodas a common name?
We classify Meliodas as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 148 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Meliodas most popular?
The single biggest year for Meliodas was 2021, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Meliodas is about 5 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Meliodas in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Meliodas a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Meliodas in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Meliodas still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Meliodas in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Meliodas can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Meliodas?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.