How Many People Are Named Melony?
An estimated 3,999 people in the United States have the first name Melony. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Melony peaked in popularity in 1974 with 116 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melony 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 Melony paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,999
About 1 in 85,710 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1974
116 births
Total Registered
4,441
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melony
Melony is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,441 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melony as a female name
Ranked #7,445 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (116 births)
Melony: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melony span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,040 babies were registered. Melony has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melony by Decade
How has Melony 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.
Melony by State
Birth registrations for Melony span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in Mississippi, Minnesota, Massachusetts. On average, about 77 Melonys were registered per state.
Melony + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melony as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Melony
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Melony: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melony?
We estimate approximately 3,999 people named Melony 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 85,710 Americans share this first name.
Is Melony a common name?
Melony is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,441 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melony most popular?
Melony reached peak popularity in 1974, when 116 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melony is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melony a female name?
Melony is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melony Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melony Smith, Melony Johnson, Melony 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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