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Melinda is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 136,061 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 135,724 as girls and 337 as boys. Melinda gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1970 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	91
2023	91
2022	83
2021	93
2020	105
2019	98
2018	120
2017	131
2016	139
2015	174
2014	165
2013	150
2012	174
2011	193
2010	227
2009	209
2008	253
2007	251
2006	252
2005	217
2004	219
2003	209
2002	242
2001	306
2000	337
1999	401
1998	414
1997	462
1996	540
1995	633
1994	770
1993	980
1992	1,085
1991	1,266
1990	1,381
1989	1,593
1988	1,889
1987	1,928
1986	1,966
1985	2,119
1984	2,237
1983	2,151
1982	2,420
1981	2,782
1980	3,216
1979	3,718
1978	3,576
1977	3,054
1976	3,006
1975	3,300
1974	3,769
1973	4,156
1972	3,686
1971	4,076
1970	4,236
1969	4,003
1968	3,822
1967	3,640
1966	3,392
1965	3,802
1964	3,709
1963	3,583
1962	3,861
1961	3,514
1960	3,051
1959	2,813
1958	2,941
1957	2,828
1956	2,713
1955	2,418
1954	1,959
1953	1,773
1952	1,513
1951	1,410
1950	1,163
1949	1,073
1948	840
1947	696
1946	484
1945	355
1944	393
1943	510
1942	442
1941	328
1940	302
1939	192
1938	108
1937	80
1936	48
1935	39
1934	20
1933	21
1932	20
1931	18
1930	21
1929	19
1928	10
1927	22
1926	17
1925	26
1924	24
1923	23
1922	22
1921	16
1920	23
1919	25
1918	22
1917	19
1916	24
1915	24
1914	23
1913	17
1912	24
1911	5
1910	16
1909	15
1908	14
1907	15
1906	11
1905	6
1904	18
1903	11
1902	10
1901	17
1900	20
1899	17
1898	20
1897	15
1896	14
1895	22
1894	14
1893	13
1892	20
1891	9
1890	13
1889	17
1888	21
1887	8
1886	19
1885	10
1884	7
1883	12
1882	10
1881	11
1880	14