Melek*
#9,378 most common girls' name of all time · #15,628 across all names · 10% male / 90% female · used 1987–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#9,378
Rank overall
#15,628 of 105,966
First appeared
1987
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
645
Since 2016
451
Peak year
2022 #2,003
Best rank
#2,002 2021
Girls
Boys
peak 105/yr
Melek first appears in 1987. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | — | 35 | #4,128 |
| 2024 | 57 | 5 | 62 | #2,913 |
| 2023 | 57 | — | 57 | #2,959 |
| 2022 | 98 | 7 | 105 | #2,003 |
| 2021 | 97 | — | 97 | #2,002 |
| 2020 | 15 | 7 | 22 | #7,385 |
| 2019 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,175 |
| 2018 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,383 |
| 2017 | 16 | 7 | 23 | #7,270 |
| 2016 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,797 |
| 2015 | 17 | — | 17 | #7,114 |
| 2014 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,457 |
| 2013 | 17 | — | 17 | #7,195 |
| 2012 | 20 | 5 | 25 | #6,475 |
| 2011 | 13 | 5 | 18 | #8,866 |
| 2010 | 15 | 7 | 22 | #8,071 |
| 2009 | 21 | 7 | 28 | #6,446 |
| 2008 | 13 | — | 13 | #9,208 |
| 2007 | 10 | — | 10 | #11,192 |
| 2005 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,637 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | 10 | #17,089 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1995 | — | 7 | 7 | — |
| 1987 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,128 |