Girls' name · since 1955
Mellany
476 babies named Mellany in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 476
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
476 girls have been named Mellany since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mellany has been recorded 476 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2022.
- #12,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 476 born since 1955
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mellany ranks #12,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 476 born since 1955, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 476
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mellany's 476 recorded births place it above 83.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mellany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mellany splits its recorded history at 1993: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mellany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2022
- Peak year (2013)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Mellany by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Mellany's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Mellany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
69 births
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (27% of all-time use).
Mellany by state
Where Mellany concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 5.3% |
25 of 476 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mellany's data
- Mellany's decade-level peak was the 2000s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mellanys (25 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mellany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1955–2022 (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 Mellany 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.