Meltem is a girl's name of Turkish origin meaning “sea breeze.” In England & Wales it was given to 3 girls in 2009.
Meltem belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “sea breeze” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Meltem first appears in Social Security records in 1996. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #15019 in 1996, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 10 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Meltem means “sea breeze” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Meltem is a girl name. In England & Wales, 3 babies received the name in 2009.
Meltem comes from the Turkish tradition.
Meltem first appears in US records in 1996. Its best-ever ranking was #15019 in 1996, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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