NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Mel Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Mel: every year it appeared on the national list since 1916, with 508 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
508
Peak year
2004 #4573
Years on the list
50
10-year trend
+53.1%

In the 2000s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1916–2025

YearBirthsRank
20095#19224
20105#18907
20126#16231
20137#14142
20145#18329
20158#12623
201611#9861
20185#17327
201918#6612
202015#7447
202110#10063
202216#7185
202316#7151
202417#6845
202516#7031

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 2004

CA
11
FL
5

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