Melanie

Given to 263,254 US babies since 1886

▼ Falling −16% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#142

recorded as girls

20 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

2,074

girls 2,074

Peak year

1973

6,079 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

263,254

since 1886

Born a Melanie? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Melanie was most popular in 1973, when 6,079 babies recorded as girls got the name (4.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,074 babies were named Melanie, ranking #142 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 16%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	2,074	142	<5	—
2024	2,253	122	<5	—
2023	2,121	130	<5	—
2022	2,173	130	<5	—
2021	2,188	129	<5	—
2020	2,528	105	<5	—
2019	2,592	110	<5	—
2018	2,850	105	<5	—
2017	3,240	90	5	12,246
2016	3,490	82	<5	—
2015	3,497	81	<5	—
2014	3,701	81	7	9,642
2013	3,474	84	<5	—
2012	3,467	77	<5	—
2011	3,289	89	5	12,287
2010	3,486	82	<5	—
2009	3,487	94	<5	—
2008	3,714	85	8	9,019
2007	4,000	81	15	5,661
2006	4,034	85	9	7,998
2005	3,495	92	11	6,634
2004	3,583	89	16	5,007
2003	3,550	93	8	7,831
2002	3,484	94	7	8,456
2001	2,913	117	7	8,339
2000	2,968	114	13	5,297
1999	2,649	126	8	7,139
1998	2,459	135	<5	—
1997	2,522	127	9	6,100
1996	2,664	118	8	6,496
1995	2,646	117	10	5,501
1994	2,679	120	6	7,770
1993	2,987	110	9	5,771
1992	3,353	98	13	4,327
1991	3,580	96	10	5,096
1990	3,813	86	19	3,166
1989	3,628	88	21	2,902
1988	2,834	99	13	3,705
1987	2,745	102	8	4,968
1986	2,973	97	7	5,332
1985	3,132	88	18	2,710
1984	3,516	85	21	2,364
1983	3,553	79	18	2,577
1982	4,255	65	14	3,108
1981	4,475	66	12	3,412
1980	4,841	60	21	2,367
1979	5,021	53	24	2,104
1978	4,996	54	16	2,669
1977	5,373	53	17	2,556
1976	5,241	53	18	2,417
1975	5,369	52	14	2,751
1974	5,483	51	19	2,199
1973	6,079	43	19	2,124
1972	6,296	42	24	1,819
1971	5,135	66	11	2,973
1970	4,330	91	13	2,621
1969	3,925	92	5	4,404
1968	3,641	94	13	2,311
1967	3,108	110	<5	—
1966	3,050	116	6	3,537
1965	3,116	122	9	2,780
1964	3,943	105	15	2,114
1963	4,268	101	9	2,858
1962	4,281	106	<5	—
1961	3,757	123	6	3,652
1960	3,662	125	7	3,337
1959	2,826	149	<5	—
1958	2,535	157	<5	—
1957	2,474	152	6	3,552
1956	2,691	143	7	3,216
1955	2,658	141	<5	—
1954	1,859	178	<5	—
1953	1,423	210	<5	—
1952	1,351	211	<5	—
1951	1,006	244	<5	—
1950	1,026	237	<5	—
1949	1,199	217	<5	—
1948	955	241	<5	—
1947	520	350	<5	—
1946	410	374	<5	—
1945	335	384	<5	—
1944	307	410	<5	—
1943	407	353	<5	—
1942	388	354	<5	—
1941	308	393	<5	—
1940	200	477	<5	—
1939	57	930	<5	—
1938	53	972	<5	—
1937	39	1,144	<5	—
1936	13	2,263	<5	—
1935	9	2,926	<5	—
1934	9	2,923	<5	—
1933	17	1,906	<5	—
1932	16	2,037	<5	—
1931	17	1,941	<5	—
1930	12	2,552	<5	—
1929	16	2,098	<5	—
1928	20	1,897	<5	—
1927	27	1,587	<5	—
1926	20	1,932	<5	—
1925	15	2,378	<5	—
1924	13	2,661	<5	—
1923	12	2,732	<5	—
1922	18	2,109	<5	—
1921	16	2,282	<5	—
1920	26	1,626	<5	—
1919	17	2,063	<5	—
1918	22	1,754	<5	—
1917	15	2,204	<5	—
1916	14	2,246	<5	—
1915	20	1,672	<5	—
1914	8	2,638	<5	—
1913	12	1,766	<5	—
1912	20	1,178	<5	—
1911	9	1,656	<5	—
1910	8	1,773	<5	—
1909	10	1,369	<5	—
1908	11	1,261	<5	—
1907	12	1,142	<5	—
1906	8	1,416	<5	—
1905	7	1,538	<5	—
1904	7	1,486	<5	—
1903	5	1,792	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	6	1,466	<5	—
1900	13	1,053	<5	—
1899	9	1,099	<5	—
1898	11	1,047	<5	—
1897	7	1,263	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	7	1,299	<5	—
1894	10	998	<5	—
1893	5	1,437	<5	—
1892	8	1,085	<5	—
1891	6	1,213	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	7	1,025	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	6	1,036	<5	—
1886	8	828	<5	—