Girls' name · since 1949
Melenie
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 648 babies named Melenie, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 648
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Melenie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 648 have been recorded since 1949.
Melenie has 648 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2024.
- #10,025 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 648 born since 1949
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melenie ranks #10,025 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 648 born since 1949, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 648
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Melenie's 648 recorded births place it above 86.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Melenie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melenie's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melenie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Melenie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (255 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Melenie's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Melenie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 94
1970s
94 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
105 births
- 2000s
2000s
255 births
- 2010s 100
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 255 births (39% of all-time use).
How Melenie 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 Melenie's total volume
Melenie by state
Where Melenie concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 121 | 18.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 89 | 13.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
121 of 648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Melenie's data
- Melenie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (255 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melenies (121 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melenie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1949–2024 (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 Melenie 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.