Total births
88
Girls' name · since 2016
Melahni
Melahni has 88 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7223
- among girls today
- 88
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other girls
88 babies have been named Melahni since 2016, making it today's #7223 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Melahni recorded 88 times among girls since 2016, holding rank #7223 nationally today, ahead of 59% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #7223 among girls today
- 88 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 59% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Melahni is currently the #7223 girls' name in America, more common than 59% of girls - 88 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7223
- among girls today
- 88
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other girls
Melahni vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7223
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 59% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Melahni was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
16 babies were named Melahni in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Melahni compares
88 22nd 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
Melahni's all-time total is 77% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Melahni | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 88 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 48 | 19,840 |
Melahni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Melahni's full recorded timeline at 2021, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Melahni at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#7,223
Active since
2016
Melahni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Melahni by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Melahni's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Melahni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 51 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Melahni? ▼
88 babies have been named Melahni since 2016. It currently ranks #7223 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 16 births.
When was Melahni most popular? ▼
Melahni was most popular in the 2020s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Melahni been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Melahni since 2016 -- 10 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Melahni? ▼
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 Melahni
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Melahni
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Melinda Girl
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Melody Girl
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Melba Girl
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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, 2016–2025 (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. "Melahni: #7223 Girls' Name - 88 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melahni. 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 Melahni 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.