Melody

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Melody is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 111,958 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 111,788 as girls and 170 as boys. Melody gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 2024.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,771
2023 2,569
2022 2,572
2021 2,466
2020 2,522
2019 2,461
2018 2,160
2017 2,071
2016 2,147
2015 2,178
2014 2,065
2013 1,866
2012 1,790
2011 1,561
2010 1,575
2009 1,451
2008 1,220
2007 1,143
2006 1,107
2005 1,040
2004 1,018
2003 1,023
2002 1,045
2001 1,080
2000 720
1999 627
1998 708
1997 736
1996 664
1995 708
1994 730
1993 731
1992 906
1991 850
1990 867
1989 890
1988 884
1987 912
1986 943
1985 967
1984 1,096
1983 1,115
1982 1,120
1981 1,184
1980 1,322
1979 1,370
1978 1,335
1977 1,371
1976 1,223
1975 1,198
1974 1,205
1973 1,131
1972 1,127
1971 1,203
1970 1,182
1969 1,254
1968 1,282
1967 1,529
1966 1,712
1965 1,673
1964 1,902
1963 2,093
1962 2,031
1961 2,280
1960 2,761
1959 1,952
1958 1,752
1957 1,995
1956 2,389
1955 1,801
1954 1,546
1953 1,296
1952 1,131
1951 887
1950 791
1949 740
1948 739
1947 759
1946 538
1945 307
1944 200
1943 195
1942 202
1941 51
1940 26
1939 22
1938 29
1937 18
1936 18
1935 15
1934 16
1933 13
1932 11
1931 10
1930 17
1929 10
1926 9
1925 6
1924 7
1922 5
1920 5
1914 7