How Many People Are Named Melania?
An estimated 3,170 people in the United States have the first name Melania. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Melania peaked in popularity in 2017 with 283 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melania 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 Melania paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Melania is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,170
About 1 in 108,124 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2017
283 births
Total Registered
3,372
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melania
Melania is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,372 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melania as a female name
Ranked #1,609 in 2024
130 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (283 births)
Melania: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melania span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,405 babies were registered. While Melania is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Melania by Decade
How has Melania 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.
Melania by State
Birth registrations for Melania span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Maryland, Louisiana, Connecticut. On average, about 83 Melanias were registered per state.
Melania + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melania as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Melania
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Melania: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melania?
We estimate approximately 3,170 people named Melania 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 108,124 Americans share this first name.
Is Melania a common name?
Melania is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,372 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melania most popular?
Melania reached peak popularity in 2017, when 283 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melania is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melania a female name?
Melania is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melania Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melania Smith, Melania Johnson, Melania 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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