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How popular is the name Melinda?

In 2025, 97 baby girls in the U.S. were named Melinda, the 1981st most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1970, when 4,225 girls got the name. 135,822 girls have been named Melinda since 1880. 337 boys have had the name too.

Rank in 2025

#1,981

among girls' names

Babies in 2025

girls named Melinda

Peak year

1970

4,225 girls

Girls named Melinda each year since 1880

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The numbers for Melinda (girls)

Year	Babies
2025	97
2024	91
2023	91
2022	83
2021	93
2020	105
2019	98
2018	120
2017	131
2016	139
2015	174
2014	165
2013	150
2012	174
2011	193
2010	227
2009	209
2008	253
2007	251
2006	252
2005	217
2004	219
2003	209
2002	242
2001	306
2000	337
1999	401
1998	414
1997	462
1996	540
1995	633
1994	765
1993	979
1992	1,085
1991	1,266
1990	1,381
1989	1,586
1988	1,879
1987	1,920
1986	1,959
1985	2,114
1984	2,228
1983	2,142
1982	2,409
1981	2,774
1980	3,201
1979	3,705
1978	3,563
1977	3,044
1976	2,995
1975	3,282
1974	3,752
1973	4,144
1972	3,671
1971	4,057
1970	4,225
1969	3,988
1968	3,814
1967	3,632
1966	3,382
1965	3,796
1964	3,703
1963	3,575
1962	3,854
1961	3,507
1960	3,046
1959	2,805
1958	2,937
1957	2,828
1956	2,713
1955	2,413
1954	1,954
1953	1,773
1952	1,513
1951	1,410
1950	1,163
1949	1,073
1948	840
1947	696
1946	484
1945	355
1944	393
1943	510
1942	442
1941	328
1940	302
1939	192
1938	108
1937	80
1936	48
1935	39
1934	20
1933	21
1932	20
1931	18
1930	21
1929	19
1928	10
1927	22
1926	17
1925	26
1924	24
1923	23
1922	22
1921	16
1920	23
1919	25
1918	22
1917	19
1916	24
1915	24
1914	23
1913	17
1912	24
1911	5
1910	16
1909	15
1908	14
1907	15
1906	11
1905	6
1904	18
1903	11
1902	10
1901	17
1900	20
1899	17
1898	20
1897	15
1896	14
1895	22
1894	14
1893	13
1892	20
1891	9
1890	13
1889	17
1888	21
1887	8
1886	19
1885	10
1884	7
1883	12
1882	10
1881	11
1880	14

Boys named Melinda each year since 1880

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The numbers for Melinda (boys)

Year	Babies
2025	Fewer than 5
2024	Fewer than 5
2023	Fewer than 5
2022	Fewer than 5
2021	Fewer than 5
2020	Fewer than 5
2019	Fewer than 5
2018	Fewer than 5
2017	Fewer than 5
2016	Fewer than 5
2015	Fewer than 5
2014	Fewer than 5
2013	Fewer than 5
2012	Fewer than 5
2011	Fewer than 5
2010	Fewer than 5
2009	Fewer than 5
2008	Fewer than 5
2007	Fewer than 5
2006	Fewer than 5
2005	Fewer than 5
2004	Fewer than 5
2003	Fewer than 5
2002	Fewer than 5
2001	Fewer than 5
2000	Fewer than 5
1999	Fewer than 5
1998	Fewer than 5
1997	Fewer than 5
1996	Fewer than 5
1995	Fewer than 5
1994	5
1993	Fewer than 5
1992	Fewer than 5
1991	Fewer than 5
1990	Fewer than 5
1989	7
1988	10
1987	8
1986	7
1985	5
1984	9
1983	9
1982	11
1981	8
1980	15
1979	13
1978	13
1977	10
1976	11
1975	18
1974	17
1973	12
1972	15
1971	19
1970	11
1969	15
1968	8
1967	8
1966	10
1965	6
1964	7
1963	8
1962	8
1961	7
1960	5
1959	7
1958	5
1957	Fewer than 5
1956	Fewer than 5
1955	5
1954	5
1953	Fewer than 5
1952	Fewer than 5
1951	Fewer than 5
1950	Fewer than 5
1949	Fewer than 5
1948	Fewer than 5
1947	Fewer than 5
1946	Fewer than 5
1945	Fewer than 5
1944	Fewer than 5
1943	Fewer than 5
1942	Fewer than 5
1941	Fewer than 5
1940	Fewer than 5
1939	Fewer than 5
1938	Fewer than 5
1937	Fewer than 5
1936	Fewer than 5
1935	Fewer than 5
1934	Fewer than 5
1933	Fewer than 5
1932	Fewer than 5
1931	Fewer than 5
1930	Fewer than 5
1929	Fewer than 5
1928	Fewer than 5
1927	Fewer than 5
1926	Fewer than 5
1925	Fewer than 5
1924	Fewer than 5
1923	Fewer than 5
1922	Fewer than 5
1921	Fewer than 5
1920	Fewer than 5
1919	Fewer than 5
1918	Fewer than 5
1917	Fewer than 5
1916	Fewer than 5
1915	Fewer than 5
1914	Fewer than 5
1913	Fewer than 5
1912	Fewer than 5
1911	Fewer than 5
1910	Fewer than 5
1909	Fewer than 5
1908	Fewer than 5
1907	Fewer than 5
1906	Fewer than 5
1905	Fewer than 5
1904	Fewer than 5
1903	Fewer than 5
1902	Fewer than 5
1901	Fewer than 5
1900	Fewer than 5
1899	Fewer than 5
1898	Fewer than 5
1897	Fewer than 5
1896	Fewer than 5
1895	Fewer than 5
1894	Fewer than 5
1893	Fewer than 5
1892	Fewer than 5
1891	Fewer than 5
1890	Fewer than 5
1889	Fewer than 5
1888	Fewer than 5
1887	Fewer than 5
1886	Fewer than 5
1885	Fewer than 5
1884	Fewer than 5
1883	Fewer than 5
1882	Fewer than 5
1881	Fewer than 5
1880	Fewer than 5

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Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.

Girls named Melinda each year since 1880

Boys named Melinda each year since 1880

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