Recorded 1954–1988 Girls' name Peak 1975 83 births

Melitta — girls' name

83 babies named Melitta in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s111970s471980s17

The verdict

83 girls have been named Melitta since 1954, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1988.

83
total births
1954–1988
years on record
1970s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Melitta was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

14 babies were named Melitta in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melitta

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Melitta between 1954 and 1988, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melitta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melitta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Melitta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melitta 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 83 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.

Melitta at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

83

Since 1954

35 years of records

Peak year

1975

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1954

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1988

Melitta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1954

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1975)
14
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
46810121416 19881987198619761975197419711970196419601954 8

Melitta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
47 births that decade — 57% of Melitta's all-time total
1950s81960s111970s471980s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melitta?
83 babies have been named Melitta since 1954. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1975 with 14 births.
When was Melitta most popular?
Melitta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Melitta been used?
Melitta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 35 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Melitta?
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.

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, 1954–1988 (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.