Girls' name · since 2018
Meliani
Meliani has 18 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #47,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 2018
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meliani is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 2018.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meliani has been recorded 18 times among girls since 2018, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2023.
- #47,157 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 2018
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meliani ranks #47,157 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 2018, peaking in the 2010s.
- #47,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 2018
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meliani's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meliani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meliani's full recorded timeline at 2019, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meliani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2023
- Peak year (2018)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Meliani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
2010s was Meliani's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Meliani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
- 2020s* 5
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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- Meliani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (5, 2020–2025 only) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Meliani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~5 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, 2018–2023 (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 Meliani 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.