Recorded 1967–2023 Girls' name Peak 1997 1,048 births

Meliza — girls' name

1,048 babies named Meliza in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s1271980s1361990s3232000s3232010s1002020s15
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Meliza was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

49 babies were named Meliza in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meliza

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,048 babies named Meliza between 1967 and 2023, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meliza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meliza performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 323 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Meliza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 264 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Meliza in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meliza 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 1,048 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.

Meliza at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,048

Since 1967

57 years of records

Peak year

1997

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1967

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2023

Meliza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1967

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
49
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Meliza by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
323 births that decade — 31% of Meliza's all-time total
1960s241970s1271980s1361990s3232000s3232010s1002020s15

Meliza by state

Where Meliza concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Meliza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
264 25.2%
#2 Texas
71 6.8%
#3 New York
33 3.1%
#4 Illinois
7 0.7%
California share of Meliza's total US births 25.2%
Even split

264 of 1,048 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meliza?
1,048 babies have been named Meliza since 1967. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 49 births.
When was Meliza most popular?
Meliza was most popular in the 1990s decade with 323 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Meliza most popular?
The top states for the name Meliza are California (264 births), Texas (71 births), New York (33 births).
How long has the name Meliza been used?
Meliza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 57 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Meliza?
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.

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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, 1967–2023 (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.