US rank #5883 Girls' name Peak 2013 953 births

Melanny — #5883 US girls' name

953 babies named Melanny in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s292000s3142010s4892020s121
#5883
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Melanny was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

69 babies were named Melanny in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melanny

The Social Security Administration has registered 953 babies named Melanny between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melanny currently holds the #5883 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melanny performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 489 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Melanny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 197 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Melanny in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melanny 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 953 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.

Melanny at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

953

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2013

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,883

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Melanny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
69
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Melanny by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
489 births that decade — 51% of Melanny's all-time total
1990s292000s3142010s4892020s121

Melanny by state

Where Melanny concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Melanny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
197 20.7%
#2 Texas
133 14.0%
#3 New York
21 2.2%
#4 New Jersey
17 1.8%
#5 Arizona
15 1.6%
#6 Florida
5 0.5%
#7 Virginia
5 0.5%
California share of Melanny's total US births 20.7%
Even split

197 of 953 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melanny?
953 babies have been named Melanny since 1997. It currently ranks #5883 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 69 births.
When was Melanny most popular?
Melanny was most popular in the 2010s decade with 489 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Melanny most popular?
The top states for the name Melanny are California (197 births), Texas (133 births), New York (21 births).
How long has the name Melanny been used?
Melanny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Melanny?
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, 1997–2024 (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.