Girls' name · since 1920
Melonee
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 349 babies named Melonee, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 349
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Melonee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 349 have been recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melonee has been recorded 349 times among girls since 1920, 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 1920 to 1997.
- #14,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 349 born since 1920
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melonee ranks #14,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 349 born since 1920, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 349
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Melonee's 349 recorded births place it above 79.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Melonee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Melonee splits its recorded history at 1966: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Melonee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1997
- Peak year (1955)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Melonee by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (109 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Melonee's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Melonee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 31
1920s
31 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
85 births
- 1960s
1960s
109 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 109 births (31% of all-time use).
Melonee by state
Where Melonee concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
6 of 349 births nationwide.
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What to do with Melonee's data
- Melonee's decade-level peak was the 1960s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melonees (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Melonee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
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, 1920–1997 (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 Melonee 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.