Melat first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1998. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2006, 24 babies received the name (ranked #5655). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #12207), with roughly 9 babies named Melat each year. Melat's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 242 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.