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
0%100%Median name50%68.8%
Meilany vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Meilany's 121 recorded births place it above 65.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
24
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
0510152025 20142015201620172018201920202022202320242025 24

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Meilany by state

Where Meilany concentrates geographically, total births since 2014

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Meilany
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 14.9%
#2 Texas
10 8.3%
California share of Meilany's total US births 14.9%
Even split

18 of 121 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meilany?
Since 2014, Social Security records show 121 babies named Meilany. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,045 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #5,393 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 24 births.
Where does Meilany sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Meilany most popular?
Meilany was most popular in the 2010s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Meilany most popular?
The top states for the name Meilany are California (18 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Meilany been used?
The SSA has tracked Meilany since 2014 -- 12 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Meilany?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meilani, Mei, Meira, Meisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.