Girls' name · since 1974
Melitza
96 babies named Melitza in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 96
- total births
- 1974–2005
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Melitza sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 96 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melitza has been recorded 96 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2005.
- 96 total births
- 1974–2005 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Melitza's 96 recorded births place it above 62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Melitza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Melitza splits its recorded history at 1989: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Melitza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2005
- Peak year (1980)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Melitza by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Melitza's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Melitza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 28 births (29% of all-time use).
Melitza by state
Where Melitza concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 5.2% |
5 of 96 births nationwide.
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- Melitza's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2000s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Melitzas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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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, 1974–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Melitza: Baby Name Since 1974 - 96 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melitza. 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 Melitza 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.