US rank #15532 Girls' name Peak 1999 648 births

Melenie — #15532 US girls' name

648 babies named Melenie in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s51960s331970s941980s451990s1052000s2552010s1002020s5
#15532
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Melenie was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

31 babies were named Melenie in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melenie

The Social Security Administration has registered 648 babies named Melenie between 1949 and 2024, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melenie currently holds the #15532 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melenie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 255 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Melenie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 121 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Melenie in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melenie 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 648 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.

Melenie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

648

Since 1949

76 years of records

Peak year

1999

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,532

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1949

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2024

Melenie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1949

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
31
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Melenie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
255 births that decade — 39% of Melenie's all-time total
1940s61950s51960s331970s941980s451990s1052000s2552010s1002020s5

Melenie by state

Where Melenie concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Melenie
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%
California share of Melenie's total US births 18.7%
Even split

121 of 648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melenie?
648 babies have been named Melenie since 1949. It currently ranks #15532 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 31 births.
When was Melenie most popular?
Melenie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 255 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Melenie most popular?
The top states for the name Melenie are California (121 births), Texas (89 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Melenie been used?
Melenie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 76 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Melenie?
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.

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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, 1949–2024 (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.