Girls' name · since 1955
Melanye
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 304 babies named Melanye, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 304
- total births
- 1955–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
Melanye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 304 have been recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Melanye recorded 304 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- 304 total births
- 1955–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Melanye's 304 recorded births place it above 78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Melanye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Melanye's full recorded timeline at 2005, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Melanye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Melanye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Melanye's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Melanye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 129 births (42% of all-time use).
Melanye by state
Where Melanye concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 3.6% |
23 of 304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Melanye's decade-level peak was the 2000s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melanyes (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1955–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Melanye: Baby Name Since 1955 - 304 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melanye. 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 Melanye 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.