How Many People Are Named Melaine?
An estimated 2,145 people in the United States have the first name Melaine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Melaine peaked in popularity in 1980 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melaine 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 Melaine paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,145
About 1 in 159,792 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1980
83 births
Total Registered
2,398
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melaine
Melaine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,398 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melaine as a female name
Ranked #13,114 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 1980 (83 births)
Melaine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melaine span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 634 babies were registered. Melaine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melaine by Decade
How has Melaine 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.
Melaine by State
Birth registrations for Melaine span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Maryland, Illinois, Alabama. On average, about 33 Melaines were registered per state.
Melaine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melaine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Melaine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melaine?
We estimate approximately 2,145 people named Melaine 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 159,792 Americans share this first name.
Is Melaine a common name?
Melaine is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,398 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melaine most popular?
Melaine reached peak popularity in 1980, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melaine is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melaine a female name?
Melaine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melaine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melaine Smith, Melaine Johnson, Melaine 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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