How Many People Are Named Melaina?
An estimated 1,153 people in the United States have the first name Melaina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Melaina peaked in popularity in 2004 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melaina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Melaina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,153
About 1 in 297,272 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2004
78 births
Total Registered
1,188
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melaina
Melaina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,188 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melaina as a female name
Ranked #10,770 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (78 births)
Melaina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melaina span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 438 babies were registered. Melaina has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melaina by Decade
How has Melaina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Melaina by State
Birth registrations for Melaina span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Michigan. The lowest are in New York, Missouri, Indiana. On average, about 15 Melainas were registered per state.
Melaina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melaina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Melaina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melaina?
We estimate approximately 1,153 people named Melaina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 297,272 Americans share this first name.
Is Melaina a common name?
Melaina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,188 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melaina most popular?
Melaina reached peak popularity in 2004, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melaina is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melaina a female name?
Melaina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melaina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melaina Smith, Melaina Johnson, Melaina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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