US rank #15719 Girls' name Peak 2012 276 births

Meleana — #15719 US girls' name

276 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.

1970s71990s412000s992010s1112020s18
#15719
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Meleana was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

20 babies were named Meleana in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meleana

The Social Security Administration has registered 276 babies named Meleana between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meleana currently holds the #15719 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meleana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Meleana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meleana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meleana 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 276 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.

Meleana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

276

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2012

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#15,719

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meleana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
20
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 202420182014201020062002199719921976 7

Meleana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
111 births that decade — 40% of Meleana's all-time total
1970s71990s412000s992010s1112020s18

Meleana by state

Where Meleana concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meleana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
9 3.3%
Hawaii share of Meleana's total US births 3.3%

9 of 276 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meleana?
276 babies have been named Meleana since 1976. It currently ranks #15719 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 20 births.
When was Meleana most popular?
Meleana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Meleana most popular?
The top states for the name Meleana are Hawaii (9 births).
How long has the name Meleana been used?
Meleana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meleana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Melissa, Melanie, Melinda, Melody, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1976–2024 (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.