Girls' name · since 1956
Meleia
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 67 babies named Meleia, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 67
- total births
- 1956–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
Meleia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 67 have been recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Meleia recorded 67 times among girls since 1956, 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 1956 to 2022.
- 67 total births
- 1956–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meleia's 67 recorded births place it above 56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meleia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meleia's full recorded timeline at 2007, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meleia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2022
- Peak year (2007)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Meleia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Meleia's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Meleia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Meleia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1956–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Meleia: Baby Name Since 1956 - 67 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meleia. 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 Meleia 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.