Melanie

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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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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