Name → State Lookup

Enter any baby name to see which US states have the most births of that name. Reverse lookup tool built on 2,335,053 rows of SSA state-level data 1910–2025.

Top States for Melanie (girls)

186,470 all-time US births Peaked 1972 with 6,295 births (rank #42)

California →

25,266 births · 13.5%

Texas →

19,733 births · 10.6%

13,740 births · 7.4%

11,308 births · 6.1%

7,110 births · 3.8%

6,683 births · 3.6%

6,643 births · 3.6%

6,476 births · 3.5%

6,430 births · 3.4%

4,920 births · 2.6%

4,590 births · 2.5%

4,549 births · 2.4%

4,145 births · 2.2%

4,141 births · 2.2%

4,132 births · 2.2%

See cross-state distinctiveness atlas for each state's most-uniquely-owned name, or browse all 51 states.

How it works: Queries name_popularity_state (2,335,053 SSA state-level rows) for the entered name, summed across all years 1910–2025. Top 15 states by total births are returned. Names rare enough to fall under SSA's 5-occurrence privacy threshold may not appear at all. Source: US Social Security Administration · methodology.

Name → State Lookup

Top States for Melanie (girls)

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