How Many People Are Named Melanye?
An estimated 283 people in the United States have the first name Melanye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Melanye peaked in popularity in 2006 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melanye 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 Melanye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
283
About 1 in 1,211,146 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2006
22 births
Total Registered
296
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melanye
Melanye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 296 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melanye as a female name
Ranked #14,718 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2006 (22 births)
Melanye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melanye span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 129 babies were registered. Melanye has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melanye by Decade
How has Melanye 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.
Melanye by State
Melanye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melanye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Melanye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melanye?
We estimate approximately 283 people named Melanye 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 1,211,146 Americans share this first name.
Is Melanye a common name?
Melanye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 296 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melanye most popular?
Melanye reached peak popularity in 2006, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melanye is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melanye a female name?
Melanye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melanye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melanye Smith, Melanye Johnson, Melanye 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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