Total births
72
Girls' name · since 1997
Melly
Melly has 72 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16160
- among girls today
- 72
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
Melly currently ranks #16160 among girls' names in America, with 72 babies recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melly has been recorded 72 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #16160 nationally and more common than 9% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #16160 among girls today
- 72 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
- 9% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Melly is currently the #16160 girls' name in America, more common than 9% of girls - 72 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16160
- among girls today
- 72
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
Melly vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16160
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 9% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Melly was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
11 babies were named Melly in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Melly compares
72 19th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Melly's all-time total is 81% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Melly | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 72 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Melly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Melly's full recorded timeline at 2019, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Melly at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#16,160
Active since
1997
Melly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Melly by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Melly's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Melly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 37 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Melly? ▼
72 babies have been named Melly since 1997. It currently ranks #16160 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 11 births.
When was Melly most popular? ▼
Melly was most popular in the 2020s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Melly been used? ▼
Melly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 29 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Melly? ▼
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 Melly
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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, 1997–2025 (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. "Melly: #16160 Girls' Name - 72 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melly. 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 Melly 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.