How Many People Are Named Melba?
people named Melba are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 31,116 people in the US has this name
Based on 34,925 babies named Melba in Social Security records from 1893 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,003 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the surname of the Australian opera singer Nellie Melba (1861-1931). This was a stage name that she got from the name of the city Melbourne, where she was born.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Melba in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Melba alive today is about 73 years old, and 86% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 66 and 84 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Melba first appears in the records in 1893 and was given most often in 1924, to 1,003 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1893 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Melba has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #202, in 1924. In 2025 it ranked #12,731.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,731 |
| Best rank | #202 (1924) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #211 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Melba alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Melba were born in Texas than in any other state: about 2,200 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Melba was given 3.6 times as often in Arkansas, 3.6 times in Utah and 3.4 times in Texas.
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