Girls' name · since 1955
Mele
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 927 babies named Mele, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,981 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 927
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
927 babies have been named Mele since 1955, making it today's #7981 girls' name.
Mele has 927 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7981 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #7,921 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,981 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 927 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mele ranks #7,921 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,981 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 927 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,981 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 927
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mele's 927 recorded births place it above 89.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mele compares
927 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mele's all-time total is 147% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mele | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 927 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mele splits its recorded history at 1997: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Mele by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (217 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Mele's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Mele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
172 births
- 1990s
1990s
217 births
- 2000s
2000s
195 births
- 2010s
2010s
167 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 217 births (23% of all-time use).
How Mele 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 Mele's total volume
Mele by state
Where Mele concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 297 | 32.0% |
| #2 | Utah | | 94 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Hawaii | | 70 | 7.6% |
297 of 927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mele's data
- Mele's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (217 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meles (297 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 Mele: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Mele 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.