Total births
17
US rank #14873 Girls' name Peak 2019 17 births
Melaher — #14873 US girls' name
17 babies named Melaher in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#14873
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 16% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Melaher was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
6 babies were named Melaher in 2019 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Melaher
The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Melaher between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melaher currently holds the #14873 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Melaher performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Melaher shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Melaher in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Melaher at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#14,873
Active since
2018
Melaher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2018
- Peak year (2019)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
Melaher by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 11 births that decade — 65% of Melaher's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Melaher? ▼
17 babies have been named Melaher since 2018. It currently ranks #14873 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 6 births.
When was Melaher most popular? ▼
Melaher was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Melaher been used? ▼
Melaher has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 7 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Melaher? ▼
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2018–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.