Girls' name · since 1955

Mellonie

122 babies named Mellonie in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

122
total births
1955–1997
years on record
1960s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade

122 girls have been named Mellonie since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mellonie has been recorded 122 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. 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 1997.

  • 122 total births
  • 1955–1997 years on record
  • 1960s peak decade
  • 43% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mellonie's 122 recorded births place it above 65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mellonie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mellonie's full recorded timeline at 1968, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mellonie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1970)
14
Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
46810121416 19551960196319671969197119741997 6

Mellonie by decade

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

1960s was Mellonie's strongest decade.

53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Mellonie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 53 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mellonie?
Mellonie has been given to 122 babies in the U.S. since 1955, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1997. 14 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
When was Mellonie most popular?
Mellonie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Mellonie been used?
Mellonie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 43 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Mellonie?
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.

What to do with Mellonie's data

  • Mellonie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1955–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mellonie: Baby Name Since 1955 - 122 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mellonie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mellonie 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 July 2026.