US rank #7287 Girls' name Peak 1974 4,441 births

Melony — #7287 US girls' name

4,441 babies named Melony in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#7287
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Melony was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

116 babies were named Melony in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melony

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,441 babies named Melony between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melony currently holds the #7287 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 116 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melony performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,040 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Melony shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 523 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Melony in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melony 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 4,441 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.

Melony at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,441

Since 1945

80 years of records

Peak year

1974

116 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#7,287

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1945

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2024

Melony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1974)
116
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
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Melony by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,040 births that decade — 23% of Melony's all-time total
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Melony by state

Where Melony concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Melony
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
523 11.8%
#2 Texas
371 8.4%
#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%
California share of Melony's total US births 11.8%
Even split

523 of 4,441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Melony appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melony?
4,441 babies have been named Melony since 1945. It currently ranks #7287 among girls. The peak year was 1974 with 116 births.
When was Melony most popular?
Melony was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,040 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Melony most popular?
The top states for the name Melony are California (523 births), Texas (371 births), North Carolina (111 births).
How long has the name Melony been used?
Melony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 80 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Melony?
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, 1945–2024 (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.