US rank #5458 Girls' name Peak 2006 1,727 births

Melannie — #5458 US girls' name

1,727 babies named Melannie in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s451970s1461980s711990s1592000s6252010s5632020s118
#5458
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Melannie was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

82 babies were named Melannie in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melannie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,727 babies named Melannie between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melannie currently holds the #5458 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 82 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melannie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 625 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Melannie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 383 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Melannie in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melannie 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 1,727 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.

Melannie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,727

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

2006

82 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,458

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Melannie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
82
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
020406080100 202420162008200019921982197319631962 8

Melannie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
625 births that decade — 36% of Melannie's all-time total
1960s451970s1461980s711990s1592000s6252010s5632020s118

Melannie by state

Where Melannie concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Melannie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
383 22.2%
#2 Texas
247 14.3%
#3 Arizona
40 2.3%
#4 Florida
40 2.3%
#5 New York
31 1.8%
#6 Illinois
24 1.4%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.3%
California share of Melannie's total US births 22.2%
Even split

383 of 1,727 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melannie?
1,727 babies have been named Melannie since 1962. It currently ranks #5458 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 82 births.
When was Melannie most popular?
Melannie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 625 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Melannie most popular?
The top states for the name Melannie are California (383 births), Texas (247 births), Arizona (40 births).
How long has the name Melannie been used?
Melannie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Melannie?
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, 1962–2024 (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.