The name Menelik reached its peak in 2020, with 25 registrations (ranked #4102). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1980, roughly 40 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #6796) today, averaging about 14 new babies per year. Menelik's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 386 American babies have carried this name.