Melania Girl
How popular is Melania?
#1,170 girl name in 2025
198 baby girls were named Melania in the US in 2025, making it the 1170th most popular girl name.
3,404living people named Melania (est.)
10median age of people named Melania
3,573babies named Melania since 1880
1 in 16,744US babies born in 2025
Melania popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,170 for girls (▲ 409 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 198 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+115% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,103 in 2015, #1,198 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (283 girls) |
| Highest rank | #932 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1913 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Melania is most popular
Babies named Melania per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Illinois: 0.3 per 1,000 (61 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (43 girls)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (87 girls)
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (75 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (36 girls)
Melania by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 59 | #2,330 |
| 1920s | 60 | #3,143 |
| 1930s | 11 | #3,780 |
| 1940s | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1950s | 34 | #3,695 |
| 1960s | 88 | #3,739 |
| 1970s | 119 | #3,924 |
| 1980s | 134 | #3,851 |
| 1990s | 151 | #4,863 |
| 2000s | 571 | #1,623 |
| 2010s | 1,405 | #932 |
| 2020s | 935 | #1,170 |
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Questions
- Is Melania a boy or girl name?
- Melania is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Melania were girls.
- How popular is the name Melania?
- 198 baby girls were named Melania in the US in 2025, making it the 1170th most popular girl name.
- When was Melania most popular?
- Melania peaked in 2017, when 283 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #932 in 2017.
- How many people are named Melania?
- 3,573 babies have been named Melania in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,404 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Melania most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Melania was most common in Illinois, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.