Mellie

#7,133 for girls in 2025, 15 births

Peak · girls
1888 · 39 births
Debut · girls
16 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
2,203
since 1880

Mellie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Mellie has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #387, 1888girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#7,13315
2024#7,25115
2023#8,48612
2022#7,63114
2021#8,97811
2020#7,96913
2019#6,69817
2018#9,15111
2017#8,77612
2016#7,23016
2015#10,14810
2014#14,5586
2013—
2012—
2011—
2010—
2009#17,2945
2008—
2007—
2006—
2005—
2004—
2003—
2002—
2001—
2000—
1999—
1998—
1997—
1996—
1995—
1994—
1993—
1992—
1991—
1990—
1989—
1988#11,7985
1987—
1986—
1985—
1984—
1983—
1982—
1981—
1980—
1979—
1978—
1977#7,5677
1976—
1975—
1974—
1973—
1972—
1971—
1970#5,8188
1969—
1968—
1967#6,8045
1966#6,5645
1965#4,4949
1964#4,6369
1963#5,8916
1962—
1961#4,8828
1960#6,3905
1959#4,6258
1958—
1957—
1956#4,8377
1955#4,7407
1954#3,15713
1953#4,2268
1952#4,1238
1951#3,28411
1950#3,6629
1949#2,99912
1948#2,97412
1947#2,63715
1946#3,4309
1945#2,33914
1944#2,62512
1943#1,99419
1942#1,70624
1941#3,2528
1940#2,10915
1939#2,20614
1938#1,47526
1937#1,78419
1936#2,03215
1935#1,44926
1934#1,44026
1933#1,22434
1932#1,63422
1931#1,16338
1930#1,25136
1929#1,41929
1928#1,54127
1927#1,48630
1926#1,30336
1925#1,27238
1924#1,40934
1923#1,11147
1922#1,64626
1921#1,09248
1920#1,31235
1919#1,05747
1918#1,04148
1917#1,26133
1916#1,10041
1915#1,07539
1914#1,00335
1913#86737
1912#82037
1911#85325
1910#76831
1909#66935
1908#88220
1907#71028
1906#64231
1905#63231
1904#66827
1903#69523
1902#59131
1901#60327
1900#58935
1899#53731
1898#76819
1897#73518
1896#68821
1895#40448
1894#55727
1893#57124
1892#63820
1891#50626
1890#43534
1889#48626
1888#38739
1887#41228
1886#39530
1885#45921
1884#46319
1883#41121
1882#45816
1881#40517
1880#42116
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Mellie was already there! It came in at #421, and was given to 16 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1957–1958, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Mellie is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #423 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,732 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedLAMississippi: #483 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,375 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedHITexas: #801 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,643 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Mellie, so not publishedFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#423 · 1 in 4,732
  2. Mississippi#483 · 1 in 4,375
  3. Texas#801 · 1 in 8,643

Best ever in a state: #280 in Kentucky, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#42351 in 4,732
Mississippi#48351 in 4,375
Texas#80161 in 8,643
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
California———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Florida———
Georgia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Illinois———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Kentucky———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Michigan———
Minnesota———
Missouri———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
New York———
North Carolina———
North Dakota———
Ohio———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Pennsylvania———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Tennessee———
Utah———
Vermont———
Virginia———
Washington———
West Virginia———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mellie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 118 spots since 2024 (#7,251 → #7,133)
  • 836 spots since 2020 (#7,969 → #7,133)
  • 3,015 spots since 2015 (#10,148 → #7,133)
  • Biggest jump: 231 spots in 1899 (#768 → #537)
  • Biggest drop: 284 spots in 1896 (#404 → #688)
Rise & fade · girls
8 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1888 at #387 (39 births)
  • Births halved by 1897, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 34 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1880–1913
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,580
  • Highest: 1 in 4,580 girls born in 1888 were named Mellie (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 107,151 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 16.9% of all girls named Mellie (373) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s233#387 (1888)#430
1890s268#404 (1895)#584
1900s288#589 (1900)#668
1910s373#768 (1910)#985
1920s350#1,092 (1921)#1,359
1930s256#1,163 (1931)#1,566
1940s140#1,706 (1942)#2,607
1950s71#3,157 (1954)#4,082
1960s47#4,494 (1965)#5,666
1970s15#5,818 (1970)#6,693
1980s5#11,798 (1988)#11,798
1990s0——
2000s5#17,294 (2009)#17,294
2010s72#6,698 (2019)#9,427
2020s80#7,133 (2025)#7,908

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mellie in 1919

girls
#1,057
47 births · 1 in 24,045 girls

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #1,057Mellie47
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 24,045 of them was named Mellie, which outranked 81.0% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mellie
  1. #1,042Phillis48
  2. #1,042Sigrid48
  3. #1,042Willene48
  4. #1,057Mellie47
  5. #1,057Amie47
  6. #1,057Arletta47
  7. #1,057Bernetta47
  8. #1,075Arlie46
  9. #1,075Atha46
  10. #1,075Cathleen46

Tied with 17 names at #1,057; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1919 →