Girls' name · since 1902
Melrose
Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 1,180 babies named Melrose, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,698 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,837 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,180
- born since 1902
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Melrose is the #3837 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,180 recorded since 1902.
Social Security Administration records show Melrose recorded 1,180 times among girls since 1902, holding rank #3837 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2025.
- #6,698 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,837 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,180 born since 1902
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melrose ranks #6,698 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,837 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,180 born since 1902, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,698 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,837 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,180
- born since 1902
- 2020s
- peak decade
Melrose's 1,180 recorded births place it above 90.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Melrose compares
1,180 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Melrose's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Melrose | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,180 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Melrose's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melrose's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1902, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melrose popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Melrose popularity over time - boys
51 total births recorded since 1915 (Melrose as boys' name)
Melrose by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (247 births, 21% of the file).
2020s was Melrose's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Melrose births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
142 births
- 1920s
1920s
237 births
- 1930s
1930s
148 births
- 1940s 64
1940s
64 births
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
242 births
- 2020s
2020s
247 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 247 births (21% of all-time use).
How Melrose 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 Melrose's total volume
Melrose by state
Where Melrose concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 44 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
86 of 1,180 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Melrose's data
- California records the most Melroses (86 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 Melrose: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1902–2025 (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 Melrose 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.