Melonee
Feminine name derived from the French word "melon," suggesting sweetness.
Name Census estimates that about 259 living Americans carry the first name Melonee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Melonee today is around 58 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Melonee births was 1955 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Melonee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
259
~ 1 in 1,323,376 Americans
Peak year
1955
21 babies that year
Average age
58
years old
1997 SSA rank
#15,282
Tracked since 1920
Popularity
Melonee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Melonee from the 1920s through to the 1990s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 109 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Melonee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Melonee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Melonees live
Origin
Meaning and history of Melonee
The name Melonee has its origins in Ancient Greek, derived from the words "melon" meaning "apple" and "nea" meaning "new". It was originally a feminine name given to girls born in the late summer or early autumn months, when apples and other fruits were abundant.
During the Hellenistic period, the name Melonee was popular among the upper classes of Greek society. It appeared in several ancient texts and inscriptions, particularly those related to agriculture and fertility rituals.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Melonee can be found in the writings of the Greek historian Plutarch, who mentioned a woman by that name who lived in the 1st century AD and was known for her expertise in horticulture.
In the Byzantine Empire, the name Melonee was associated with Saint Melonee, a 4th-century martyr who was born in the city of Tarsus (modern-day Turkey) and was known for her charity and devotion to Christianity.
Throughout the medieval period, the name Melonee was relatively uncommon in Europe but enjoyed a brief resurgence during the Renaissance, when it was adopted by a few aristocratic families in Italy and France.
One notable bearer of the name was Melonee Bianchi, an Italian painter and poet who lived in the 15th century and was renowned for her portraits of wealthy patrons.
In the 17th century, Melonee van Houten was a Dutch botanist and explorer who traveled to the East Indies and cataloged numerous new plant species.
During the Age of Enlightenment, Melonee Descartes, a French philosopher and mathematician born in 1698, was a pioneering figure in the field of optics and made significant contributions to the study of light and vision.
In the 19th century, Melonee Nightingale, an English social reformer and the founder of modern nursing, was born in 1820 and is widely recognized for her work in improving healthcare standards and establishing the nursing profession.
Another notable bearer of the name was Melonee Curie, a Polish physicist and chemist who was born in 1867 and is best known for her pioneering work on radioactivity, for which she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903.
People
Melonee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Melonee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Melonee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melonee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 259 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Melonee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,323,376 US residents.
Is Melonee a common name?
We classify Melonee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 349 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Melonee most popular?
The single biggest year for Melonee was 1955, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Melonee is about 58 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Melonee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Melonee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.