Girls' name · since 1949
Melanee
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 1,222 babies named Melanee, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,222
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,222 girls have been named Melanee since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melanee has been recorded 1,222 times among girls since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2024.
- #6,529 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,222 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melanee ranks #6,529 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,222 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,222
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Melanee's 1,222 recorded births place it above 90.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Melanee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Melanee's full recorded timeline at 1987, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Melanee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2024
- Peak year (1963)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Melanee by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (197 births, 16% of the file).
1960s was Melanee's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Melanee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
140 births
- 1960s
1960s
197 births
- 1970s
1970s
191 births
- 1980s
1980s
145 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
187 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 197 births (16% of all-time use).
How Melanee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Melanee's total volume
Melanee by state
Where Melanee concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
62 of 1,222 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Melanee's data
- Melanee's decade-level peak was the 1960s (197 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melanees (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melanee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~75 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1949–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Melanee 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 August 2026.