How Many People Are Named Melinda?
people named Melinda are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,815 people in the US has this name
Based on 136,159 babies named Melinda in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
4,236 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Combination of Mel (from names such as MELANIE or MELISSA) with the popular name suffix inda. It was created in the 18th century, and may have been inspired by the similar name Belinda. In Hungary, the name was popularized by the 1819 play 'Bánk Bán' by József Katona.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Melinda in English. Counting Melinda and these spellings together, about 137,220 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Melinda (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Melinda alive today is about 53 years old, and 62% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 44 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Melinda first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1970, to 4,236 babies. In 2025, 97 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Melinda never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #72, in 1973, and it was in the top 100 in 15 years between 1965 and 1980. In 2025 it ranked #1,985.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,985 |
| Best rank | #72 (1973) |
| Years in the top 100 | 15 (1965 to 1980) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #91 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Melinda alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Melinda were born in California than in any other state: about 13,183 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Melinda was given 1.6 times as often in West Virginia, 1.5 times in Indiana and 1.4 times in Alaska.
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