Recorded 1964–1995 Girls' name Peak 1968 40 births

Melecia — girls' name

40 babies named Melecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191980s111990s10

The verdict

40 girls have been named Melecia since 1964, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1995.

40
total births
1964–1995
years on record
1960s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Melecia was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

7 babies were named Melecia in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Melecia between 1964 and 1995, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melecia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Melecia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melecia 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 40 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.

Melecia at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

40

Since 1964

32 years of records

Peak year

1968

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1964

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1995

Melecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1964

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1968)
7
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1995199219831980196819651964 6

Melecia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
19 births that decade — 48% of Melecia's all-time total
1960s191980s111990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melecia?
40 babies have been named Melecia since 1964. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1968 with 7 births.
When was Melecia most popular?
Melecia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Melecia been used?
Melecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 32 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Melecia?
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, 1964–1995 (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.