Girls' name · since 2002
Meilan
Meilan has 28 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,868 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meilan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meilan has been recorded 28 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2018.
- #41,868 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meilan ranks #41,868 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #41,868 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meilan's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Meilan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meilan's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meilan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2018
- Peak year (2002)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Meilan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 79% of the file).
2010s was Meilan's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Meilan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (79% of all-time use).
Meilan by state
Where Meilan concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 17.9% |
5 of 28 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Meilans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Meilan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Meilan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.