Melo

Meaning: Vineyard of God
Origin: Short form of Carmelo · famous as Carmelo Anthony's nickname (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #2297 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

The whole story of Melo fits in one generation — unrecorded before 2012, about 480 boys since, and a 2025 rank of #2297 (60 newborns last year).

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Melo Trimble — American basketball player
Melo Freire — Brazilian politician
Melo Lim — Filipino basketball coach
Melo Moreno^es — Spanish singer, YouTuber and LGBTQ activist, formerly YellowMellow

Similar names: Karmelo · Uzziah · Mendy · Oslo · Adonai · Joao

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