Recorded 1985–2025 Girls' name Peak 2020 101 births

Meleane — girls' name

101 babies named Meleane in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s242000s242010s322020s15

The verdict

101 girls have been named Meleane since 1985, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

101
total births
1985–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Meleane was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

9 babies were named Meleane in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meleane

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Meleane between 1985 and 2025, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meleane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meleane performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Meleane shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meleane in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meleane 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 101 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.

Meleane at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

101

Since 1985

41 years of records

Peak year

2020

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1985

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2025

Meleane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1985

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2020)
9
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Meleane by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 32% of Meleane's all-time total
1980s61990s242000s242010s322020s15

Meleane by state

Where Meleane concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meleane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.0%
California share of Meleane's total US births 5.0%

5 of 101 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meleane?
101 babies have been named Meleane since 1985. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2020 with 9 births.
When was Meleane most popular?
Meleane was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Meleane most popular?
The top states for the name Meleane are California (5 births).
How long has the name Meleane been used?
Meleane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 41 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Meleane?
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.

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, 1985–2025 (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.