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Melanie is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 261,158 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 260,544 as girls and 614 as boys. Melanie gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1972 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	2,244
2023	2,120
2022	2,172
2021	2,187
2020	2,527
2019	2,591
2018	2,850
2017	3,244
2016	3,490
2015	3,494
2014	3,706
2013	3,474
2012	3,467
2011	3,294
2010	3,486
2009	3,486
2008	3,722
2007	4,015
2006	4,043
2005	3,506
2004	3,599
2003	3,558
2002	3,491
2001	2,920
2000	2,981
1999	2,657
1998	2,461
1997	2,531
1996	2,671
1995	2,656
1994	2,685
1993	2,996
1992	3,366
1991	3,590
1990	3,832
1989	3,650
1988	2,847
1987	2,753
1986	2,980
1985	3,150
1984	3,536
1983	3,571
1982	4,269
1981	4,486
1980	4,861
1979	5,045
1978	5,012
1977	5,390
1976	5,259
1975	5,382
1974	5,502
1973	6,098
1972	6,319
1971	5,145
1970	4,343
1969	3,931
1968	3,656
1967	3,108
1966	3,056
1965	3,125
1964	3,956
1963	4,276
1962	4,281
1961	3,763
1960	3,668
1959	2,827
1958	2,534
1957	2,481
1956	2,699
1955	2,659
1954	1,859
1953	1,423
1952	1,351
1951	1,006
1950	1,026
1949	1,199
1948	955
1947	520
1946	410
1945	335
1944	308
1943	407
1942	388
1941	308
1940	200
1939	57
1938	53
1937	39
1936	13
1935	9
1934	9
1933	17
1932	16
1931	17
1930	12
1929	16
1928	20
1927	27
1926	20
1925	15
1924	13
1923	12
1922	18
1921	16
1920	26
1919	17
1918	22
1917	15
1916	14
1915	20
1914	8
1913	12
1912	20
1911	9
1910	8
1909	10
1908	11
1907	12
1906	8
1905	7
1904	7
1903	5
1901	6
1900	13
1899	9
1898	11
1897	7
1895	7
1894	10
1893	5
1892	8
1891	6
1889	7
1887	6
1886	8