Girls' name · since 1957

Meladee

Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 60 babies named Meladee, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

60
total births
1957–2019
years on record
2010s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade

Meladee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 60 have been recorded since 1957.

Social Security Administration records show Meladee recorded 60 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1957 to 2019.

  • 60 total births
  • 1957–2019 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 57% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Meladee's 60 recorded births place it above 54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Meladee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Meladee's full recorded timeline at 2011, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Meladee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2019)
10
Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
4681012 1957196119682003200820112012201520172019 10

Meladee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2010s was Meladee's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Meladee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (57% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meladee?
60 babies have been named Meladee since 1957. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2019 with 10 births.
When was Meladee most popular?
Meladee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Meladee been used?
The SSA has tracked Meladee since 1957 -- 63 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Meladee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Melissa, Melanie, Melinda, Melody, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1957–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Meladee: Baby Name Since 1957 - 60 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meladee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Meladee 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 July 2026.