Girls' name · since 1996
Meltem
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Meltem, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1996–2016
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Meltem sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meltem has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2016.
- 10 total births
- 1996–2016 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meltem's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meltem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meltem splits its recorded history at 2016: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births).
Meltem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2016
- Peak year (1996)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Meltem by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Meltem's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Meltem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Meltem's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1996–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Meltem: Baby Name Since 1996 - 10 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meltem. 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 Meltem 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.