Melbalene — girls' name
11 babies named Melbalene in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
11 girls have been named Melbalene since 1927, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1947.
- 11
- total births
- 1927–1947
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
55% of everyone ever named Melbalene was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Melbalene in 1927 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Melbalene
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Melbalene between 1927 and 1947, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melbalene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Melbalene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Melbalene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Melbalene 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 11 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.
Melbalene at a glance
Last recorded 1947Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Melbalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1927
- Peak year (1927)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1947.
11 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1927 with 6 births in a single year.
Melbalene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 6 births that decade — 55% of Melbalene's all-time total
Melbalene decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Melbalene's strongest decade
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 55% of all-time use.
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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, 1927–1947 (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.