Melony
Melony was the 7032nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 990th; the most babies were born in 1974 (116). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,133 places. More babies were named Melony in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,032 girls, up 83 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1974116 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,459babies recorded
Melony popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,032 | 16 |
| 2020 | #7,115 | 16 |
| 2010 | #2,578 | 71 |
| 2000 | #3,197 | 43 |
| 1990 | #2,119 | 62 |
| 1980 | #1,440 | 85 |
| 1970 | #1,098 | 108 |
| 1960 | #1,195 | 83 |
| 1950 | #5,843 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Melony, counting every spelling?
Melony is the most common spelling of a name family that had 25 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 25 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melony | 16 | #7,032 | 89 |
| Melonie | 9 | #10,628 | 77 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Melony?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Melony (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Melony born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Melony.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Melony?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Melony are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 27 and 58. That makes Melony mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Melony by state
How common Melony was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Melony: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Melony, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Melony
How popular is the name Melony?
Melony was the 7032nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 990th; the most babies were born in 1974 (116). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,133 places. More babies were named Melony in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Melony a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Melony in the US.
Where is Melony most popular?
In 2021–2025, Melony was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).