Girls' name · since 1999
Meleni
104 babies named Meleni in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,710 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
104 girls have been named Meleni since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meleni has been recorded 104 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2024.
- #26,710 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 104 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meleni ranks #26,710 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,710 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meleni's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Meleni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meleni splits its recorded history at 2007: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meleni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Meleni by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (74 births, 71% of the file).
2000s was Meleni's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Meleni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 74 births (71% of all-time use).
Meleni by state
Where Meleni concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.8% |
5 of 104 births nationwide.
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What to do with Meleni's data
- Meleni's decade-level peak was the 2000s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melenis (5 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 Meleni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1999–2024 (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 Meleni 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.