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Meliodas

♂ Boy

Pronounced meh-lee-OH-dəs /ˌmɛ.liˈoʊ.dəs/Medium

Meaning: A character name — from the anime The Seven Deadly Sins (Meliodas), itself echoing the Arthurian Meliodas (father of Tristan); no traditional etymology; routes layeredLow

In 30 seconds: A hero's name: Meliodas is from anime and Arthurian legend. Bold, dramatic, and warm (said 'meh-lee-OH-dəs').
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Origin LowAmerican, English
MeaningA character name — from the anime The Seven Deadly Sins (Meliodas), itself echoing the Arthurian Meliodas (father of Tristan); no traditional etymology; routes layered
U.S. rank (2024)#5798 ↘ Falling
2024 U.S. births16 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2021
Total births (all-time)≈ 148

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 202120172024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Meliodas is a character name — best known today as the powerful, good-hearted leader of the Seven Deadly Sins in the anime and manga of that name, drawn in turn from the medieval Arthurian Meliodas, the King of Liones and father of Tristan (routes layered, which we flag). It has no traditional given-name etymology (we note the literary/pop-culture origin; said 'meh-lee-OH-dəs'; nickname Mel).

It registers thinly in records. Rare, a-character-name, and dramatic.

Did you know? Meliodas is the name of the heroic dragon-sin leader in the anime The Seven Deadly Sins — itself drawn from the Arthurian Meliodas, the father of Tristan — a bold, dramatic name (which we flag as a literary/pop-culture name with no fixed etymology; said 'meh-lee-OH-dəs').
Overall data confidence 40%
References — Meliodas — pop-culture/Arthurian; no fixed etymology

Variations

Meliodas

Nicknames

Mel

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Meliodas mean?

Meliodas is an anime and Arthurian character name with no traditional etymology, which we flag.

How do you pronounce Meliodas?

It's said meh-lee-OH-dəs /ˌmɛ.liˈoʊ.dəs/ — four syllables, stress on the third.

Is Meliodas a boy or girl name?

Meliodas is a boy's name.

How popular is Meliodas?

Meliodas is a very rare, recent name in the U.S.

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