Girls' name · since 1991
Melayna
530 babies named Melayna in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 530
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Melayna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 530 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melayna has been recorded 530 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2024.
- #11,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 530 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melayna ranks #11,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 530 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 530
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Melayna's 530 recorded births place it above 84.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Melayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Melayna splits its recorded history at 2008: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Melayna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Melayna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (247 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Melayna's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Melayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 81
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
247 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 247 births (47% of all-time use).
How Melayna 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 Melayna's total volume
Melayna by state
Where Melayna concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
10 of 530 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Melayna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (247 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melaynas (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1991–2024 (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 Melayna 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.