How Many People Are Named Melody?
people named Melody are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,200 people in the US has this name
Based on 115,084 babies named Melody in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
3,095 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French variant of MELODY.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Melody (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Melody alive today is about 35 years old, and 46% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 59 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Melody first appears in the records in 1914, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 3,095 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Melody never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #79, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 for 2 years, 2024 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #79.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #79 |
| Best rank | #79 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 2 (2024 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #160 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Melody alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Melody were born in California than in any other state: about 17,111 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Melody was given 1.6 times as often in Hawaii, 1.5 times in Nevada and 1.4 times in Alaska.
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