Recorded 1973–1995 Girls' name Peak 1973 12 births

Meleka — girls' name

12 babies named Meleka in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s6

The verdict

12 girls have been named Meleka since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1995.

12
total births
1973–1995
years on record
1970s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Meleka was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Meleka in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meleka

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Meleka between 1973 and 1995, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meleka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meleka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meleka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meleka 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 12 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.

Meleka at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

12

Since 1973

23 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1973

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1995

Meleka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1973

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
6 19951973 6

Meleka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 50% of Meleka's all-time total
1970s61990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meleka?
12 babies have been named Meleka since 1973. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Meleka most popular?
Meleka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Meleka been used?
Meleka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 23 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Meleka?
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, 1973–1995 (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.