Girls' name · since 1956
Melloney
Melloney has 29 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Melloney sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Melloney recorded 29 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1972.
- #41,412 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melloney ranks #41,412 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #41,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Melloney's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Melloney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melloney's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melloney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1972
- Peak year (1963)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Melloney by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (12 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Melloney's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Melloney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Melloney's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1970s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1956–1972 (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 Melloney 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.