Recorded 1995–2020 Girls' name Peak 2001 210 births

Meleena — girls' name

210 babies named Meleena in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s312000s1022010s682020s9

The verdict

210 girls have been named Meleena since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

210
total births
1995–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Meleena was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

14 babies were named Meleena in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meleena

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Meleena between 1995 and 2020, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meleena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meleena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Meleena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. 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 Meleena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meleena 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 210 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.

Meleena at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

210

Since 1995

26 years of records

Peak year

2001

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1995

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2020

Meleena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1995

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2001)
14
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
46810121416 202020152012200920062003200019961995 7

Meleena by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
102 births that decade — 49% of Meleena's all-time total
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Meleena by state

Where Meleena concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meleena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.4%
California share of Meleena's total US births 2.4%

5 of 210 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meleena?
210 babies have been named Meleena since 1995. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2001 with 14 births.
When was Meleena most popular?
Meleena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Meleena most popular?
The top states for the name Meleena are California (5 births).
How long has the name Meleena been used?
Meleena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 26 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Meleena?
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, 1995–2020 (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.