Data through 2025

Melinda name popularity in the United States

Melinda ranked #1981 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 97 girls named Melinda.

Rank#1981

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded97

SSA

Peak year1970

4,225 recorded

Five-year change-7.6%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Melinda for boys and girls

Girls

97

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 1954 to 1994

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls97#1981
2024girls91#2099
2023girls91#2107
2022girls83#2253
2021girls93#2057
2020girls105#1849
2019girls98#1971
2018girls120#1717
2017girls131#1643
2016girls139#1590
2015girls174#1362
2014girls165#1391
Show full history (181 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls97#1981
2024girls91#2099
2023girls91#2107
2022girls83#2253
2021girls93#2057
2020girls105#1849
2019girls98#1971
2018girls120#1717
2017girls131#1643
2016girls139#1590
2015girls174#1362
2014girls165#1391
2013girls150#1479
2012girls174#1346
2011girls193#1237
2010girls227#1095
2009girls209#1198
2008girls253#1036
2007girls251#1045
2006girls252#1015
2005girls217#1096
2004girls219#1058
2003girls209#1067
2002girls242#923
2001girls306#772
2000girls337#695
1999girls401#606
1998girls414#583
1997girls462#518
1996girls540#464
1995girls633#409
1994boys5#8800
1994girls765#348
1993girls979#283
1992girls1,085#259
1991girls1,266#223
1990girls1,381#208
1989boys7#6229
1989girls1,586#175
1988boys10#4450
1988girls1,879#148
1987boys8#4968
1987girls1,920#143
1986boys7#5332
1986girls1,959#147
1985boys5#6523
1985girls2,114#137
1984boys9#4215
1984girls2,228#129
1983boys9#4141
1983girls2,142#138
1982boys11#3692
1982girls2,409#123
1981boys8#4509
1981girls2,774#108
1980boys15#2965
1980girls3,201#92
1979boys13#3168
1979girls3,705#82
1978boys13#3070
1978girls3,563#84
1977boys10#3606
1977girls3,044#96
1976boys11#3264
1976girls2,995#95
1975boys18#2361
1975girls3,282#91
1974boys17#2358
1974girls3,752#81
1973boys12#2857
1973girls4,144#72
1972boys15#2418
1972girls3,671#81
1971boys19#2126
1971girls4,057#85
1970boys11#2891
1970girls4,225#93
1969boys15#2217
1969girls3,988#89
1968boys8#3107
1968girls3,814#90
1967boys8#2985
1967girls3,632#95
1966boys10#2627
1966girls3,382#102
1965boys6#3537
1965girls3,796#100
1964boys7#3282
1964girls3,703#113
1963boys8#3044
1963girls3,575#121
1962boys8#3041
1962girls3,854#118
1961boys7#3356
1961girls3,507#129
1960boys5#4038
1960girls3,046#143
1959boys7#3290
1959girls2,805#151
1958boys5#3944
1958girls2,937#142
1957girls2,828#146
1956girls2,713#142
1955boys5#3886
1955girls2,413#150
1954boys5#3827
1954girls1,954#176
1953girls1,773#176
1952girls1,513#195
1951girls1,410#205
1950girls1,163#221
1949girls1,073#227
1948girls840#265
1947girls696#299
1946girls484#336
1945girls355#374
1944girls393#347
1943girls510#308
1942girls442#329
1941girls328#374
1940girls302#383
1939girls192#484
1938girls108#659
1937girls80#761
1936girls48#993
1935girls39#1119
1934girls20#1697
1933girls21#1658
1932girls20#1754
1931girls18#1876
1930girls21#1748
1929girls19#1892
1928girls10#2954
1927girls22#1828
1926girls17#2165
1925girls26#1647
1924girls24#1770
1923girls23#1782
1922girls22#1836
1921girls16#2282
1920girls23#1751
1919girls25#1604
1918girls22#1754
1917girls19#1847
1916girls24#1533
1915girls24#1475
1914girls23#1303
1913girls17#1405
1912girls24#1055
1911girls5#2463
1910girls16#1110
1909girls15#1052
1908girls14#1084
1907girls15#990
1906girls11#1154
1905girls6#1696
1904girls18#853
1903girls11#1076
1902girls10#1133
1901girls17#795
1900girls20#833
1899girls17#791
1898girls20#750
1897girls15#826
1896girls14#872
1895girls22#658
1894girls14#812
1893girls13#826
1892girls20#638
1891girls9#943
1890girls13#758
1889girls17#620
1888girls21#548
1887girls8#860
1886girls19#508
1885girls10#695
1884girls7#851
1883girls12#561
1882girls10#596
1881girls11#503
1880girls14#449

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Melinda’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-44.3%
Change since peak-97.7%