Name Legacy

Melaine

Recorded 1925–2022 · United States

Melaine was most popular in 1981, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,370 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,396 people named Melaine.

Most popular in1981
Rank that year#2,370
Births that year83
Total since 18802,396
Given to100% girls

Melaine over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Melaine’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Melaine a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Melaine is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,396 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Melaine is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org