Feminine dossier · first seen 1886

Melanie

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Melanie
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1972

Peak era

1972

Peak rank proxy

6,295

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen X

1886Peak 19722024

Peak year

1972

Decline from peak

64.4%

2024

2,244

All-time

260,544

Melanie is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1972, when 6,295 girls were named Melanie.

In 2024, only 2,244 girls were given the name.

Down 64.4% from its peak.

All told, about 260,544 Americans have been named Melanie and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1886.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1972

19726,295 girls named Melanie

20242,244 girls named Melanie

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