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 Melinda (girls)

55,754 all-time US births Peaked 1970 with 4,225 births (rank #93)

7,897 births · 14.2%

4,930 births · 8.8%

3,590 births · 6.4%

2,771 births · 5%

2,409 births · 4.3%

2,394 births · 4.3%

2,354 births · 4.2%

2,103 births · 3.8%

2,071 births · 3.7%

2,029 births · 3.6%

1,619 births · 2.9%

1,583 births · 2.8%

1,580 births · 2.8%

1,481 births · 2.7%

1,429 births · 2.6%

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 Melinda (girls)

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