Melanie Griffith
There are approximately 60 people named Melanie Griffith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,712,572 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Melanie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Griffith. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
60
1 in 5,712,572
Named Melanie
236K
Alive today
Named Griffith
87K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 236K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1972
Average age: 38
Top Census group: White (63.3%)
Estimated bearers: 87K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #425
Per 100K: 25.25
Top ancestry: White (80.9%)
First name trend
Melanie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Melanie. The peak year was 1972 with 6,319 births. The average person named Melanie today is 38 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Melanie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Melanie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 63.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Melanie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Melanie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White63.3% · 142,870
- Hispanic or Latino24.0% · 54,114
- Black or African American5.9% · 13,221
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 7,472
- Two or more races2.9% · 6,581
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,483
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Griffith surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Griffith, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 80.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Griffith described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Griffith at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.9% · 61,033
- Black or African American10.3% · 7,783
- Two or more races4.1% · 3,097
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 2,604
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 504
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 457
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Melanie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0690% of the US population, based on 236,409 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Melanie right now.
The surname Griffith appears at a rate of 25.25 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0253%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 60 people with the full name Melanie Griffith. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Melanie Griffith: questions and answers
How many people are named Melanie Griffith?
We estimate approximately 60 people in the United States share the full name Melanie Griffith. That works out to about 1 in 5,712,572 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0690%) with the surname frequency (25.25 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Melanie Griffith?
We classify Melanie Griffith as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,712,572 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Melanie a male or female name?
Melanie is predominantly female. Out of 261,158 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Melanie profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Melanie Griffith?
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