US rank #14010 Girls' name Peak 2007 265 births

Melyna — #14010 US girls' name

265 babies named Melyna in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s992010s1032020s35
#14010
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Melyna was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

17 babies were named Melyna in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melyna

The Social Security Administration has registered 265 babies named Melyna between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melyna currently holds the #14010 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melyna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Melyna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Melyna in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melyna 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 265 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.

Melyna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

265

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2007

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,010

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Melyna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 20242020201620112007200319991990 5

Melyna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
103 births that decade — 39% of Melyna's all-time total
1990s282000s992010s1032020s35

Melyna by state

Where Melyna concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Melyna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 5.7%
#2 Texas
5 1.9%
California share of Melyna's total US births 5.7%
Even split

15 of 265 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melyna?
265 babies have been named Melyna since 1990. It currently ranks #14010 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 17 births.
When was Melyna most popular?
Melyna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Melyna most popular?
The top states for the name Melyna are California (15 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Melyna been used?
Melyna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Melyna?
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, 1990–2024 (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.