Girls' name · since 1957
Melena
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 1,254 babies named Melena, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,103 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,254
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,254 babies have been named Melena since 1957, making it today's #11103 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Melena recorded 1,254 times among girls since 1957, holding rank #11103 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, 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 1957 to 2025.
- #6,433 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,103 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,254 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melena ranks #6,433 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,103 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,254 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,103 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,254
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Melena's 1,254 recorded births place it above 91.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Melena compares
1,254 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Melena's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Melena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,254 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Melena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melena's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Melena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (374 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Melena's strongest decade.
374 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Melena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 82
1960s
82 births
- 1970s
1970s
223 births
- 1980s 124
1980s
124 births
- 1990s
1990s
235 births
- 2000s
2000s
374 births
- 2010s 147
2010s
147 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 374 births (30% of all-time use).
How Melena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Melena's total volume
Melena by state
Where Melena concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 42 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
42 of 1,254 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Melena's data
- Melena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (374 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melenas (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1957–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Melena 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 August 2026.