Total births
27
Girls' name · since 1956
Melonia
27 babies named Melonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 1956–1964
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Melonia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melonia has been recorded 27 times among girls since 1956, 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 1956 to 1964.
- 27 total births
- 1956–1964 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Melonia since 1956, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1964.
- 27
- total births
- 1956–1964
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Melonia was born in this single decade.
1960
Single peak year
6 babies were named Melonia in 1960 - its busiest year on record.
Melonia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Melonia's full recorded timeline at 1960, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Melonia at a glance
Last recorded 1964Peak year
1960
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1956
Melonia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1964
- Peak year (1960)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Melonia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Melonia's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Melonia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Melonia? ▼
Melonia has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1956, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1964. 6 babies were born in 1960, its single highest year.
When was Melonia most popular? ▼
Melonia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Melonia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Melonia since 1956 -- 9 years through the most recent 1964 data.
What names are similar to Melonia? ▼
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 Melonia
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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, 1956–1964 (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. "Melonia: Baby Name Since 1956 - 27 Births, Peak 1960." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melonia. 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 Melonia 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.