Meleny vs Melinda

Side-by-side comparison of Meleny and Melinda — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Meleny

Girl name

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Name B

Melinda

Girl name · Rank #2094

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Metric Meleny Melinda
Current Rank Unranked #2094
Total Births (all years) 524 135,724
Peak Year 2006 1970
Peak Year Births 42 4,225
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1989 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Meleny Melinda
1880ss — 129
1890ss — 157
1900ss — 137
1910ss — 199
1920ss — 202
1930ss — 567
1940ss — 5,423
1950ss — 21,509
1960ss — 36,295
1970ss — 36,438
1980ss 7 22,212
1990ss 64 7,927
2000ss 337 2,495
2010ss 105 1,571
2020ss 11 463

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Meleny Melinda
2014 7 165
2015 5 174
2016 — 139
2017 — 131
2018 — 120
2019 7 98
2020 — 105
2021 — 93
2022 5 83
2023 6 91
2024 — 91

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1989–2023.

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