Melly
Melly, Mely or Mellie can refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Melly
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Melly, Mely or Mellie can refer to:
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The Story of Melly
The earliest SSA record of Melly as a baby girl name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Melly — #8,969 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Melly on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Melly last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 67 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Melly
Melly is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Melly's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,969. Use the chart and map above to compare Melly's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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