US rank #6716 Girls' name Peak 2009 743 births

Meliah — #6716 US girls' name

743 babies named Meliah in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s171990s612000s2512010s3042020s104
#6716
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Meliah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

50 babies were named Meliah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meliah

The Social Security Administration has registered 743 babies named Meliah between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meliah currently holds the #6716 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meliah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 304 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Meliah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Meliah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meliah 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 743 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.

Meliah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

743

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2009

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,716

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meliah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
50
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Meliah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
304 births that decade — 41% of Meliah's all-time total
1970s61980s171990s612000s2512010s3042020s104

Meliah by state

Where Meliah concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Meliah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
47 6.3%
#2 Florida
16 2.2%
#3 New York
10 1.3%
#4 Arizona
5 0.7%
#5 Indiana
5 0.7%
#6 Ohio
5 0.7%
California share of Meliah's total US births 6.3%
Even split

47 of 743 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meliah?
743 babies have been named Meliah since 1979. It currently ranks #6716 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 50 births.
When was Meliah most popular?
Meliah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 304 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Meliah most popular?
The top states for the name Meliah are California (47 births), Florida (16 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Meliah been used?
Meliah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meliah?
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, 1979–2024 (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.