Girls' name · since 1976
Meleana
284 babies named Meleana in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,188 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 284
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Meleana is the #11188 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 284 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meleana has been recorded 284 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #11188 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #16,392 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,188 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 284 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meleana ranks #16,392 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,188 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 284 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,188 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 284
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meleana's 284 recorded births place it above 77.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Meleana compares
284 44th percentile among 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
Meleana's all-time total is 24% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meleana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 284 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meleana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meleana's full recorded timeline at 2008, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meleana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Meleana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (111 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Meleana's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Meleana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 111 births (39% of all-time use).
Meleana by state
Where Meleana concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 9 | 3.2% |
9 of 284 births nationwide.
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What to do with Meleana's data
- Meleana's decade-level peak was the 2010s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Meleanas (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Meleana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Meleana 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.