Girls' name · since 1995
Meleena
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.
- 210
- total births
- 1995–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
210 girls have been named Meleena since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Meleena recorded 210 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2020.
- 210 total births
- 1995–2020 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meleena's 210 recorded births place it above 73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Meleena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meleena splits its recorded history at 2007: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meleena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2020
- Peak year (2001)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Meleena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Meleena's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Meleena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 102 births (49% of all-time use).
Meleena by state
Where Meleena concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 210 births nationwide.
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- Meleena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Meleenas (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, 1995–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Meleena: Baby Name Since 1995 - 210 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meleena. 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 Meleena 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.