Recorded 2025–2025 Boys' name Peak 2025 24 births

Melijah — boys' name

24 babies named Melijah in U.S. Social Security records since 2025, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s24

The verdict

24 boys have been named Melijah since 2025, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

24
total births
2025–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Melijah was born in this single decade.

2025
Single peak year

24 babies were named Melijah in 2025 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Melijah between 2025 and 2025, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Melijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2025, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melijah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melijah 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 24 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.

Melijah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

24

Since 2025

1 years of records

Peak year

2025

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2025

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 2025

Melijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2025)
24
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
24 2025 24

Melijah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
24 births that decade — 100% of Melijah's all-time total
2020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melijah?
24 babies have been named Melijah since 2025. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 24 births.
When was Melijah most popular?
Melijah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Melijah been used?
Melijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2025, spanning 1 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Melijah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Melvin, Melvyn, Melton, Mel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2025–2025 (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.