Girls' name · since 1977
Melady
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 91 babies named Melady, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 91
- total births
- 1977–2017
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Melady is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 91 have been recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Melady recorded 91 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2017.
- 91 total births
- 1977–2017 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Melady's 91 recorded births place it above 61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Melady's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Melady's full recorded timeline at 2005, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Melady popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2017
- Peak year (2007)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Melady by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Melady's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Melady births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Melady's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2010s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1977–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Melady: Baby Name Since 1977 - 91 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melady. 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 Melady 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.