How Many People Are Named Mellie?
An estimated 363 people in the United States have the first name Mellie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Mellie peaked in popularity in 1895 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mellie 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 Mellie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
363
About 1 in 944,227 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1895
48 births
Total Registered
2,188
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mellie
Mellie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,188 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mellie as a female name
Ranked #7,444 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 1895 (48 births)
Mellie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mellie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 373 babies were registered. Mellie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mellie by Decade
How has Mellie 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.
Mellie by State
Birth registrations for Mellie span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina. On average, about 21 Mellies were registered per state.
Mellie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mellie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mellie
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mellie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mellie?
We estimate approximately 363 people named Mellie 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 944,227 Americans share this first name.
Is Mellie a common name?
Mellie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,188 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mellie most popular?
Mellie reached peak popularity in 1895, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mellie is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mellie a female name?
Mellie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mellie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mellie Smith, Mellie Johnson, Mellie 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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