Girls name
Melanie
Melanie is a girls' name given to 260,732 girls in the United States since 1920, peaking in 1972 with 6,296 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 9th among girls names in Hawaii in 1973.
Which states favor Melanie
Melanie by state
Top states by all-time births named Melanie. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 36,860 | #77 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 25,951 | #76 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 18,325 | #163 (2025) |
| 4 | Florida | 12,570 | #127 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 11,276 | #98 (2025) |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 11,276 | #218 (2025) |
| 7 | Ohio | 10,438 | #208 (2025) |
| 8 | Georgia | 7,901 | #141 (2025) |
| 9 | Michigan | 7,797 | #265 (2025) |
| 10 | New Jersey | 7,795 | #154 (2025) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 6,542 | #169 (2025) |
| 12 | Virginia | 5,549 | #156 (2025) |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 5,534 | #221 (2025) |
| 14 | Louisiana | 5,486 | #365 (2025) |
| 15 | Indiana | 5,356 | #169 (2025) |
| 16 | Tennessee | 5,252 | #120 (2025) |
| 17 | Missouri | 4,438 | #346 (2025) |
| 18 | Arizona | 4,310 | #100 (2025) |
| 19 | Alabama | 4,292 | #231 (2025) |
| 20 | Maryland | 4,268 | #117 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).