Melody

Girl name

Melody has been given to 115,084 babies in the U.S. since 1914. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #79 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

From the noun melody; in regular use since the 20th century.

Origin: English

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

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Total babies

115,084

Peak year

2025 (3,095 babies)

Rank in 2025

#79 for girls

First recorded

1914

10-year trend

▲ +42%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Melody Gardot

American jazz singer

Melody Thornton

American singer

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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

111,688 babies since 1880

110,388 babies since 1951

109,533 babies since 1880

108,117 babies since 1880

106,857 babies since 1880

123,976 babies since 1914

102,320 babies since 1880

129,245 babies since 1950

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