US rank #7225 Girls' name Peak 1895 2,188 births

Mellie — #7225 US girls' name

2,188 babies named Mellie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1895. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s2331890s2681900s2881910s3731920s3501930s2561940s1401950s711960s471970s151980s52000s52010s722020s65
#7225
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

1910s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Mellie was born in this single decade.

1895
Single peak year

48 babies were named Mellie in 1895 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mellie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,188 babies named Mellie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mellie currently holds the #7225 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1895, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mellie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 373 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Mellie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Mellie in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mellie 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 2,188 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.

Mellie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,188

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1895

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#7,225

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mellie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1895)
48
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
0102030405060 202419771953194019271914190118881880 16

Mellie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
373 births that decade — 17% of Mellie's all-time total
1880s2331890s2681900s2881910s3731920s3501930s2561940s1401950s711960s471970s151980s52000s52010s722020s65

Mellie by state

Where Mellie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mellie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
31 1.4%
#2 Georgia
29 1.3%
#3 Texas
28 1.3%
#4 Mississippi
27 1.2%
#5 South Carolina
25 1.1%
#6 Kentucky
20 0.9%
#7 Louisiana
17 0.8%
#8 North Carolina
15 0.7%
Alabama share of Mellie's total US births 1.4%
Even split

31 of 2,188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Mellie appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mellie?
2,188 babies have been named Mellie since 1880. It currently ranks #7225 among girls. The peak year was 1895 with 48 births.
When was Mellie most popular?
Mellie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 373 total births. The single peak year was 1895.
Where is Mellie most popular?
The top states for the name Mellie are Alabama (31 births), Georgia (29 births), Texas (28 births).
How long has the name Mellie been used?
Mellie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mellie?
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, 1880–2024 (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.