Fun Facts About the Name Melora
- 365 babies named Melora: U.S. records list 365 babies given the name Melora from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Melora Mean?
Melora is a feminine name whose usual derivation is Latin. It is generally treated as a variant of Meliora, from the Latin word meliora, the neuter plural of melior ("better"), so its literal sense is "better things." The common short gloss is "better." Melora drops the medial i of Meliora, but the root and meaning are the same. A connection to Greek meli, "honey," is occasionally suggested, but it is not the usual derivation and remains uncertain.
Melora Name History & Origins
Melora is an uncommon English feminine name. It corresponds in form to Meliora, a Latin-derived given name, with the medial i omitted. Meliora is a Latin word rather than a classical Latin personal name; it was taken into English as a given name, and Melora is its shortened variant. The name's earliest English uses, and the period when the shortened form first appeared, are not well documented. A later fictional use is Melora Pazlar in a 1993 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
How Popular is the Name Melora?
Melora has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1972. Its best rank was #3,747 in 1963.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,737 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #14,569 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #9,441 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #16,698 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #17,188 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #13,871 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #14,077 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #15,892 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #16,129 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #10,243 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #9,800 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #16,796 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #12,330 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #14,602 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #13,993 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #17,891 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,020 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #9,265 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #14,916 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #9,785 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #11,622 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #9,728 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #4,838 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #10,645 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #10,275 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #10,019 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #9,680 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #5,879 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #4,229 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #4,457 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #6,798 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #5,794 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #4,146 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #5,281 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #4,383 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #4,407 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #4,868 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,747 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #4,759 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,936 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #3,852 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #3,754 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #4,101 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #5,159 | 7 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Melora Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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