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Melody name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Melody ranks #79 in female records (3,095 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Melody becoming more popular?

Melody's reported female count increased by 312 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #91 to #79. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Melody. That is not a count of zero.

Melody in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MelodyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,0950201620252016: 2,148 female records2017: 2,072 female records2018: 2,155 female records2019: 2,466 female records2020: 2,524 female records2021: 2,466 female records2022: 2,573 female records2023: 2,572 female records2024: 2,783 female records2025: 3,095 female records2018: 6 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20253,09579——
20242,78391——
20232,572103——
20222,573109——
20212,466113——
20202,524106——
20192,466118——
20182,155136611,674
20172,072144——
20162,148144——

Questions about Melody’s popularity

How common is Melody in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Melody ranks #79 in female records (3,095 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Melody?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Melody only.

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Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Melody creates a match.

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