Girls' name · since 1985
Meleane
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 101 babies named Meleane, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 101
- total births
- 1985–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
101 girls have been named Meleane since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Meleane recorded 101 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- 101 total births
- 1985–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meleane's 101 recorded births place it above 63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Meleane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meleane's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meleane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Meleane by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Meleane's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Meleane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (32% of all-time use).
Meleane by state
Where Meleane concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 5.0% |
5 of 101 births nationwide.
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- Meleane's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meleanes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Meleane: Baby Name Since 1985 - 101 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meleane. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Meleane 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 July 2026.