Recorded 1942–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 1,112 births

Mellanie — girls' name

1,112 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.

1940s251950s891960s1631970s1631980s1191990s1302000s2132010s1782020s32
2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Mellanie was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

31 babies were named Mellanie in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mellanie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,112 babies named Mellanie between 1942 and 2023, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mellanie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mellanie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 213 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Mellanie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Mellanie in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mellanie 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 1,112 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.

Mellanie at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,112

Since 1942

82 years of records

Peak year

2003

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1942

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mellanie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1942

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
31
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
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Mellanie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
213 births that decade — 19% of Mellanie's all-time total
1940s251950s891960s1631970s1631980s1191990s1302000s2132010s1782020s32

Mellanie by state

Where Mellanie concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Mellanie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
83 7.5%
#2 Texas
34 3.1%
#3 New York
11 1.0%
#4 Florida
5 0.4%
California share of Mellanie's total US births 7.5%
Even split

83 of 1,112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mellanie?
1,112 babies have been named Mellanie since 1942. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 31 births.
When was Mellanie most popular?
Mellanie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 213 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Mellanie most popular?
The top states for the name Mellanie are California (83 births), Texas (34 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Mellanie been used?
Mellanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 82 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mellanie?
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, 1942–2023 (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.