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Melania

Melania holds the #1170 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 198 newborn girls in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2017 (#932 nationally, 283 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1913. The name's biggest fan base is in Illinois (#515 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1170
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#932
in 2017 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
198
girls named Melania

Melania popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.009%0.013%0.018%18801900192019401960198020002020#932 in 2017
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2017

Where Melania is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025NH—Washington: #732 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#732Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025WI—Michigan: #965 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#965New York: #704 (23 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NY#704Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025IA—Illinois: #515 (19 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#515Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#927New Jersey: #572 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NJ#572Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025CT—California: #1027 (26 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#1027Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Melania in 2025HI—Texas: #1224 (21 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1224Florida: #825 (19 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#825
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Illinois (#515), New Jersey (#572), New York (#704)

Uniqueness score

54/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Melania in the most recent year of SSA data.

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