Girls' name · since 1945
Melony
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 4,459 babies named Melony, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,894 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,459
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Melony is the #6894 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,459 recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melony has been recorded 4,459 times among girls since 1945, currently ranked #6894 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #2,774 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,894 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,459 born since 1945
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melony ranks #2,774 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,894 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,459 born since 1945, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,894 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,459
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Melony's 4,459 recorded births place it above 96.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Melony compares
4,459 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 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
Melony's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Melony | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,459 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 116 | 21 | 19,840 |
Melony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Melony's full recorded timeline at 1986, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 116 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Melony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 116
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Melony by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,040 births, 23% of the file).
1970s was Melony's strongest decade.
1,040 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Melony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 352
1950s
352 births
- 1960s
1960s
960 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,040 births
- 1980s
1980s
666 births
- 1990s 386
1990s
386 births
- 2000s
2000s
528 births
- 2010s 402
2010s
402 births
- 2020s 105
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,040 births (23% of all-time use).
How Melony compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Melony's total volume
Melony by state
Where Melony concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 523 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 371 | 8.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 111 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 96 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 87 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 86 | 1.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 73 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 71 | 1.6% |
523 of 4,459 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Melony appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Melony's data
- Melony's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,040 total births); usage has since declined to 105 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melonys (523 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Melony 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.