Girls' name · since 1916
Meleta
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Meleta, peaking in 1952. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1916–1963
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
Meleta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meleta has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1963.
- 17 total births
- 1916–1963 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meleta's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meleta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meleta splits its recorded history at 1952: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meleta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1963
- Peak year (1952)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Meleta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Meleta's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Meleta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Meleta's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1960s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1916–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Meleta: Baby Name Since 1916 - 17 Births, Peak 1952." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meleta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Meleta 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 July 2026.