Total births
38
Unisex name · since 1939
Mellow
Mellow has 38 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 38
- total births
- 1939–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
Mellow sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 38 recorded since 1939.
Mellow has 38 recorded births among girls since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2025.
- 38 total births
- 1939–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 74% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
38 girls have been named Mellow since 1939, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 38
- total births
- 1939–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Mellow was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
10 babies were named Mellow in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Mellow's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mellow splits its recorded history at 2021: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1939 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mellow at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1939
Mellow popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Mellow popularity over time - boys
21 total births recorded since 2021 (Mellow as boys' name)
Mellow by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Mellow's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Mellow births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 28 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mellow? ▼
38 babies have been named Mellow since 1939. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2021 with 10 births.
When was Mellow most popular? ▼
Mellow was most popular in the 2020s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Mellow a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Mellow is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 38 births, and as a boy's name it has 21 births.
How long has the name Mellow been used? ▼
Records for Mellow go back to 1939, giving 87 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Mellow? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Mellow
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1939–2025 (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. "Mellow: Baby Name Since 1939 - 38 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mellow. 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 Mellow 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 June 2026.