Girls' name · since 1967
Meliza
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 1,054 babies named Meliza, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,489 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,054
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Meliza is the #13489 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,054 recorded since 1967.
Meliza has 1,054 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13489 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #7,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,489 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,054 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meliza ranks #7,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,489 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,054 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,489 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,054
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Meliza's 1,054 recorded births place it above 89.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Meliza compares
1,054 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Meliza's all-time total is 180% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meliza | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,054 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meliza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meliza's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meliza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Meliza by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (323 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Meliza's strongest decade.
323 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Meliza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 127
1970s
127 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
323 births
- 2000s
2000s
323 births
- 2010s 100
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 323 births (31% of all-time use).
How Meliza 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 Meliza's total volume
Meliza by state
Where Meliza concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 264 | 25.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 71 | 6.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 33 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.7% |
264 of 1,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Meliza's data
- Meliza's decade-level peak was the 1990s (323 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melizas (264 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 Meliza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Meliza 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.