MELANIE is ranked as the 344th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 193,402.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 60.65 people named MELANIE for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MELANIE is 221,211.
The SSA data also shows that MELANIE is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
MELANIE is
77.2% White,
6.2% Hispanic origin,
12.4% Black,
2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name MELANIE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name MELANIE is included in the following name categories:
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
German Common surname
English feminine given name
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
French feminine given name
Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MELANIE
The state with the most people named
MELANIE is
California where
19,748 people have this name.
Rhode Island is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named MELANIE, as
111.43 in every 100,000
Rhode Islanders
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Texas.
Rhode Island is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Illinois
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
5 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name MELANIE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
4,730
36.72
99.2%
Indiana
3,434
52.06
98.8%
Iowa
1,951
62.81
98.7%
Kansas
1,463
50.37
97.6%
Michigan
5,554
56.04
99.5%
Minnesota
3,647
66.83
99.2%
Missouri
1,941
64.83
98.4%
Nebraska
742
39.46
96.3%
North Dakota
362
48.93
92.7%
Ohio
6,864
59.2
99.2%
South Dakota
389
45.6
93.0%
Wisconsin
2,950
51.23
99.0%
West States
State stats for the first name MELANIE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
414
56.21
93.3%
Arizona
3,266
48.52
98.6%
California
19,748
50.89
99.7%
Colorado
2,809
52.45
98.6%
Hawaii
1,276
89.91
98.8%
Idaho
992
60.67
97.1%
Montana
533
52.11
94.8%
Nevada
1,394
49.1
97.9%
New Mexico
1,202
57.62
96.9%
Oregon
1,790
45.09
98.1%
Utah
2,741
93.15
98.6%
Washington
4,942
69.98
99.4%
Wyoming
345
59.06
93.3%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name MELANIE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
3,031
84.26
99.0%
Maine
1,416
106.45
97.4%
Massachusetts
5,534
82.04
99.2%
New Hampshire
1,271
95.77
97.5%
New Jersey
5,514
61.7
99.3%
New York
10,332
52.33
99.6%
Pennsylvania
6,982
54.6
99.3%
Rhode Island
1,176
111.43
98.0%
Vermont
380
60.69
96.0%
South States
State stats for the first name MELANIE
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MELANIE as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named MELANIE.
The most popular full name is MELANIE Smith.
0.86% of all the people named MELANIE
have this family name.
There are 18023 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MELANIE