How Many People Are Named Melora?
An estimated 322 people in the United States have the first name Melora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Melora peaked in popularity in 1972 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melora 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 Melora paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
322
About 1 in 1,064,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1972
14 births
Total Registered
358
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melora
Melora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 358 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melora as a female name
Ranked #14,569 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1972 (14 births)
Melora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melora span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 103 babies were registered. Melora has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melora by Decade
How has Melora 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.
Melora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Melora
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Melora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melora?
We estimate approximately 322 people named Melora 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 1,064,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Melora a common name?
Melora is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 358 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melora most popular?
Melora reached peak popularity in 1972, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melora is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melora a female name?
Melora is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melora Smith, Melora Johnson, Melora 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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