Total births
23
Girls' name · since 2018
Melaher
Melaher has 23 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14925
- among girls today
- 23
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other girls
23 babies have been named Melaher since 2018, making it today's #14925 girls' name.
Melaher has 23 recorded births among girls since 2018, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14925 as of the latest data, more common than 16% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- #14925 among girls today
- 23 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
- 16% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Melaher is currently the #14925 girls' name in America, more common than 16% of girls - 23 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14925
- among girls today
- 23
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other girls
Melaher vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14925
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 16% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
52% 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.
How Melaher compares
23 8th percentile among 17,726 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
Melaher's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Melaher | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Melaher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melaher's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melaher at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#14,925
Active since
2018
Melaher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Melaher by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Melaher's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Melaher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Melaher? ▼
Since 2018, Social Security records show 23 babies named Melaher. Today it holds rank #14925 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 6 births.
When was Melaher most popular? ▼
Melaher was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Melaher been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Melaher since 2018 -- 8 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
Keep exploring Melaher
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Melaher
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2018–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Melaher: #14925 Girls' Name - 23 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melaher. 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 Melaher 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 June 2026.