Recorded 1920–1997 Girls' name Peak 1955 349 births

Melonee — girls' name

349 babies named Melonee in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s311930s51940s61950s851960s1091970s621980s391990s12
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Melonee was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

21 babies were named Melonee in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melonee

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Melonee between 1920 and 1997, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melonee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melonee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Melonee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Melonee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melonee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 349 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Melonee at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

349

Since 1920

78 years of records

Peak year

1955

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1920

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1997

Melonee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1920

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1955)
21
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
0510152025 19971981197519681962195619311920 6

Melonee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
109 births that decade — 31% of Melonee's all-time total
1920s311930s51940s61950s851960s1091970s621980s391990s12

Melonee by state

Where Melonee concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Melonee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.7%
California share of Melonee's total US births 1.7%

6 of 349 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melonee?
349 babies have been named Melonee since 1920. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1955 with 21 births.
When was Melonee most popular?
Melonee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Melonee most popular?
The top states for the name Melonee are California (6 births).
How long has the name Melonee been used?
Melonee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 78 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Melonee?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.