Girls' name · since 1999
Meliyah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 505 babies named Meliyah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,154 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 505
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meliyah currently ranks #8154 among girls' names in America, with 505 babies recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meliyah has been recorded 505 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #8154 nationally and more common than 53% of girls, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #11,799 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,154 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 505 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meliyah ranks #11,799 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,154 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 505 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,154 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 505
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meliyah's 505 recorded births place it above 83.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Meliyah compares
505 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meliyah's all-time total is 34% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 505 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meliyah splits its recorded history at 2012: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Meliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (231 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Meliyah's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Meliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
231 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 231 births (46% of all-time use).
How Meliyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Meliyah's total volume
Meliyah by state
Where Meliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 2.4% |
12 of 505 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Meliyah's data
- Meliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (231 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meliyahs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Meliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Meliyah 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.