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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Melaine

Melaine was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1374th; the most babies were born in 1981 (83). More babies were named Melaine in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198183 babies
Total since 1880
2,396babies recorded

Melaine popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#16,7005
2010#10,24311
2000#6,39117
1990#2,50748
1980#1,48881
1970#1,67456
1960#2,41325
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Melaine, counting every spelling?

Melaine has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Melaine?

About 2,200 people born in the US named Melaine are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 36 and 55. That makes Melaine mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Melaine by state

How common Melaine was among girls born in each state in 1979–1983, around its peak. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCO0.06Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesFL0.04
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Melaine, girls, 1979–1983. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Melaine

How popular is the name Melaine?

Melaine was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1374th; the most babies were born in 1981 (83). More babies were named Melaine in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Melaine a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Melaine in the US.

Where was Melaine most popular?

In 1979–1983, Melaine was most common in Colorado (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Florida.