Recorded 1967–1992 Girls' name Peak 1979 107 births

Melainie — girls' name

107 babies named Melainie in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s431980s531990s6

The verdict

107 girls have been named Melainie since 1967, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

107
total births
1967–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Melainie was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

12 babies were named Melainie in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melainie

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Melainie between 1967 and 1992, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melainie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melainie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Melainie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melainie 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 107 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.

Melainie at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

107

Since 1967

26 years of records

Peak year

1979

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1967

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1992

Melainie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1967

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1979)
12
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 19921988198419811979197419701967 5

Melainie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
53 births that decade — 50% of Melainie's all-time total
1960s51970s431980s531990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melainie?
107 babies have been named Melainie since 1967. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1979 with 12 births.
When was Melainie most popular?
Melainie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Melainie been used?
Melainie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 26 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Melainie?
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, 1967–1992 (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.