Beloved or beautiful
Meilah is a modern spelling variant of names like Mila or Maila. It is often associated with the Slavic root 'milu' meaning dear or beloved, or the Hawaiian name Maila meaning 'myrrh'. In recent years, it has emerged as a creative American coinage blending soft vowel sounds.
Less common today
Meilah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,392 in 2021.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
