Melba

Girl name

Melba has been given to 34,925 babies in the U.S. since 1893. It peaked in 1924.

Meaning & origin /ˈmɛlbə/

Coined by Nellie Melba as a pseudonym; derived from Melbourne.

Origin: English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

34,925

Peak year

1924 (1,003 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1893

10-year trend

New / returning

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Melba.

34,919 babies since 1896

34,427 babies since 1880

35,491 babies since 1880

34,139 babies since 1880

34,126 babies since 1880

33,334 babies since 1880

36,884 babies since 1880

37,089 babies since 1880

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