Trend of the Popularity of Melanie as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 2,074 female babies that were named Melanie in the US, which was 0.13% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Melanie peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 4,841 babies, which was 0.29% of the total female babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Melanie, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Melanie.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Melanie in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Melanie in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Melanie from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Melanie as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	4841	0.29
1981	4475	0.27
1982	4255	0.25
1983	3553	0.21
1984	3516	0.21
1985	3132	0.18
1986	2973	0.17
1987	2745	0.16
1988	2834	0.16
1989	3628	0.20
1990	3813	0.20
1991	3580	0.19
1992	3353	0.18
1993	2987	0.17
1994	2679	0.15
1995	2646	0.15
1996	2664	0.15
1997	2522	0.14
1998	2459	0.14
1999	2649	0.15
2000	2968	0.16
2001	2913	0.16
2002	3484	0.19
2003	3550	0.19
2004	3583	0.20
2005	3495	0.19
2006	4034	0.21
2007	4000	0.21
2008	3714	0.20
2009	3487	0.19
2010	3486	0.20
2011	3289	0.19
2012	3467	0.20
2013	3474	0.20
2014	3701	0.21
2015	3497	0.20
2016	3490	0.20
2017	3240	0.19
2018	2850	0.17
2019	2592	0.15
2020	2528	0.16
2021	2188	0.13
2022	2173	0.13
2023	2121	0.13
2024	2253	0.14
2025	2074	0.13