What is Mel short for?
Mel is short for Melody, Melanie and Melissa. In 2025, 16 girls and 11 boys in the United States were given Mel as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Mel
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Melody Greek origin
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Mel from Melody: the easy short form, shared with Melissa and Melanie.
3,095 girls named Melody in 2025