Girls' name · since 1942
Mellanie
1,117 babies named Mellanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,151 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,117
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,117 babies have been named Mellanie since 1942, making it today's #15151 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mellanie recorded 1,117 times among girls since 1942, holding rank #15151 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #6,951 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,151 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,117 born since 1942
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mellanie ranks #6,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,151 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,117 born since 1942, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,151 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,117
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mellanie's 1,117 recorded births place it above 90.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mellanie compares
1,117 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Mellanie's all-time total is 197% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mellanie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,117 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mellanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mellanie splits its recorded history at 1986: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mellanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Mellanie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (213 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Mellanie's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Mellanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s
1960s
163 births
- 1970s
1970s
163 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
213 births
- 2010s
2010s
178 births
- 2020s* 37
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 213 births (19% of all-time use).
How Mellanie 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 Mellanie's total volume
Mellanie by state
Where Mellanie concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 83 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 3.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
83 of 1,117 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mellanie's data
- Mellanie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (213 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s (2020–2025 only) -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mellanies (83 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 Mellanie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Mellanie 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.