Meaning of the nameMel
- Female
- Mel
Mel is a short feminine name that matches the Portuguese word mel, "honey", from the Latin mel; the origin of the name itself is not documented.
Meaning
The meaning of Mel is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 9,082
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,833
- Median age
- 10 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,139
- people
Mel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (3,598 people).
8,892 women 190 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Mel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.010%
- Distrito Federal 0.010%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Goiás 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,027 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,546 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 960 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 703 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 490 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 365 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 352 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 349 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 342 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 269 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 203 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 198 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 175 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 146 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 145 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 102 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 94 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 92 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 88 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 87 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 79 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 63 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 60 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 31 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 28 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mel
In Portuguese, mel is the substance made by bees, a word inherited from the Latin mel according to Wiktionary. As a name, the origin of Mel in Portuguese is uncertain; in English, Wiktionary records Mel as a short form of several names, including Melvin, Melchior, Melissa, Melinda and Melody. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,082 people named Mel, with a median age of 10. The name is almost always female, and most of the records are of people born between 2000 and 2019.
Spelling identical to the word mel and the most common in the group.
Other spellings of Mel
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Mel | 9,082 |
| Mell | 1,339 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: mel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Mel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Mel
What does the name Mel mean?
The meaning of Mel is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Mel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,082 people with the first name Mel, which ranks it number 1,833 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Mel a boy's or a girl's name?
Mel is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,892 women and 190 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Mel most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.010% of the state's population is named Mel (1,546 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mel?
Mell. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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