Recorded 1957–2000 Girls' name Peak 1959 44 births

Melynn — girls' name

44 babies named Melynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

44 girls have been named Melynn since 1957, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2000.

44
total births
1957–2000
years on record
1950s
peak decade
27%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Melynn was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Melynn in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Melynn between 1957 and 2000, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melynn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Melynn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melynn 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 44 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.

Melynn at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

44

Since 1957

44 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1957

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2000

Melynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1957

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Melynn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 27% of Melynn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melynn?
44 babies have been named Melynn since 1957. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Melynn most popular?
Melynn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Melynn been used?
Melynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 44 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Melynn?
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.

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, 1957–2000 (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.