Girls' name · since 2014
Meilany
121 babies named Meilany in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,045 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,393 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 121
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meilany currently ranks #5393 among girls' names in America, with 121 babies recorded since 2014.
Social Security Administration records show Meilany recorded 121 times among girls since 2014, holding rank #5393 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #25,045 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,393 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 121 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meilany ranks #25,045 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,393 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 121 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,045 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,393 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 121
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meilany's 121 recorded births place it above 65.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Meilany compares
121 28th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meilany's all-time total is 68% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meilany | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 121 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meilany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meilany splits its recorded history at 2019: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meilany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Currently ranks #5393 among girls.
121 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 24 births in a single year.
Meilany by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Meilany's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Meilany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (56% of all-time use).
Meilany decade highlights
- Peak decade 68 births
- Runner-up 53 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Meilany by state
Where Meilany concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 8.3% |
18 of 121 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 14.9% of nationwide
- Texas 8.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 14.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Meilany's data
- Meilany's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meilanys (18 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 Meilany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2014–2025 (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 Meilany 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.
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