Melinda
#1,981 for girls in 2025, 97 births · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #8,800
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1973 · 4,144 births
- Debut · girls
- 14 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 135,822since 1880
Melinda over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,981 | 97 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,099 | 91 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,107 | 91 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,253 | 83 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,057 | 93 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,849 | 105 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,971 | 98 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,717 | 120 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,643 | 131 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,590 | 139 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,362 | 174 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,391 | 165 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,479 | 150 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,346 | 174 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,237 | 193 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,095 | 227 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,198 | 209 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,036 | 253 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,045 | 251 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,015 | 252 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,096 | 217 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,058 | 219 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,067 | 209 | — | |
| 2002 | #923 | 242 | — | |
| 2001 | #772 | 306 | — | |
| 2000 | #695 | 337 | — | |
| 1999 | #606 | 401 | — | |
| 1998 | #583 | 414 | — | |
| 1997 | #518 | 462 | — | |
| 1996 | #464 | 540 | — | |
| 1995 | #409 | 633 | — | |
| 1994 | #348 | 765 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #283 | 979 | — | |
| 1992 | #259 | 1,085 | — | |
| 1991 | #223 | 1,266 | — | |
| 1990 | #208 | 1,381 | — | |
| 1989 | #175 | 1,586 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #148 | 1,879 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1987 | #143 | 1,920 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #147 | 1,959 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #137 | 2,114 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #129 | 2,228 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | #138 | 2,142 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #123 | 2,409 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #108 | 2,774 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #92 | 3,201 | #2,965 | 15 |
| 1979 | #82 | 3,705 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1978 | #84 | 3,563 | #3,070 | 13 |
| 1977 | #96 | 3,044 | #3,606 | 10 |
| 1976 | #95 | 2,995 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #91 | 3,282 | #2,361 | 18 |
| 1974 | #81 | 3,752 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1973 | #72 | 4,144 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1972 | #81 | 3,671 | #2,418 | 15 |
| 1971 | #85 | 4,057 | #2,126 | 19 |
| 1970 | #93 | 4,225 | #2,891 | 11 |
| 1969 | #89 | 3,988 | #2,217 | 15 |
| 1968 | #90 | 3,814 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #95 | 3,632 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #102 | 3,382 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #100 | 3,796 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #113 | 3,703 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #121 | 3,575 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #118 | 3,854 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #129 | 3,507 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #143 | 3,046 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #151 | 2,805 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #142 | 2,937 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #146 | 2,828 | — | |
| 1956 | #142 | 2,713 | — | |
| 1955 | #150 | 2,413 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #176 | 1,954 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #176 | 1,773 | — | |
| 1952 | #195 | 1,513 | — | |
| 1951 | #205 | 1,410 | — | |
| 1950 | #221 | 1,163 | — | |
| 1949 | #227 | 1,073 | — | |
| 1948 | #265 | 840 | — | |
| 1947 | #299 | 696 | — | |
| 1946 | #336 | 484 | — | |
| 1945 | #374 | 355 | — | |
| 1944 | #347 | 393 | — | |
| 1943 | #308 | 510 | — | |
| 1942 | #329 | 442 | — | |
| 1941 | #374 | 328 | — | |
| 1940 | #383 | 302 | — | |
| 1939 | #484 | 192 | — | |
| 1938 | #659 | 108 | — | |
| 1937 | #761 | 80 | — | |
| 1936 | #993 | 48 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,119 | 39 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,754 | 20 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,876 | 18 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,892 | 19 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,828 | 22 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,647 | 26 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,770 | 24 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,782 | 23 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,836 | 22 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,751 | 23 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,604 | 25 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,847 | 19 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,533 | 24 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,475 | 24 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,303 | 23 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,405 | 17 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,110 | 16 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,052 | 15 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 | — | |
| 1907 | #990 | 15 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | #853 | 18 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,076 | 11 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | — | |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | — | |
| 1900 | #833 | 20 | — | |
| 1899 | #791 | 17 | — | |
| 1898 | #750 | 20 | — | |
| 1897 | #826 | 15 | — | |
| 1896 | #872 | 14 | — | |
| 1895 | #658 | 22 | — | |
| 1894 | #812 | 14 | — | |
| 1893 | #826 | 13 | — | |
| 1892 | #638 | 20 | — | |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | — | |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 | — | |
| 1889 | #620 | 17 | — | |
| 1888 | #548 | 21 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | #508 | 19 | — | |
| 1885 | #695 | 10 | — | |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | — | |
| 1883 | #561 | 12 | — | |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 | — | |
| 1881 | #503 | 11 | — | |
| 1880 | #449 | 14 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Melinda was already there! It came in at #449, and was given to 14 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1911, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Melinda is popular in 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#40 · 1 in 188
- West Virginia#43 · 1 in 176
- Indiana#48 · 1 in 235
- Arkansas#51 · 1 in 202
- Iowa#51 · 1 in 227
Best ever in a state: #30 in Utah, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #40 | 138 | 1 in 188 |
| West Virginia | #43 | 74 | 1 in 176 |
| Indiana | #48 | 175 | 1 in 235 |
| Arkansas | #51 | 69 | 1 in 202 |
| Iowa | #51 | 85 | 1 in 227 |
| Oregon | #52 | 57 | 1 in 234 |
| Utah | #54 | 46 | 1 in 235 |
| Texas | #56 | 366 | 1 in 284 |
| Missouri | #59 | 131 | 1 in 261 |
| Tennessee | #63 | 109 | 1 in 285 |
| Georgia | #66 | 137 | 1 in 283 |
| Oklahoma | #66 | 66 | 1 in 267 |
| Ohio | #69 | 282 | 1 in 297 |
| New Mexico | #70 | 29 | 1 in 289 |
| Alabama | #71 | 92 | 1 in 289 |
| Idaho | #72 | 19 | 1 in 257 |
| Mississippi | #72 | 64 | 1 in 291 |
| Kansas | #74 | 46 | 1 in 294 |
| North Carolina | #77 | 116 | 1 in 347 |
| Florida | #78 | 131 | 1 in 365 |
| Virginia | #78 | 101 | 1 in 327 |
| Arizona | #79 | 45 | 1 in 335 |
| Maryland | #79 | 71 | 1 in 330 |
| Washington | #85 | 67 | 1 in 334 |
| Montana | #88 | 14 | 1 in 298 |
| New Hampshire | #93 | 14 | 1 in 351 |
| Colorado | #94 | 46 | 1 in 358 |
| Alaska | #96 | 8 | 1 in 307 |
| South Carolina | #98 | 49 | 1 in 423 |
| Wyoming | #98 | 6 | 1 in 290 |
| Nebraska | #99 | 29 | 1 in 365 |
| Illinois | #103 | 193 | 1 in 428 |
| California | #104 | 319 | 1 in 465 |
| Minnesota | #105 | 61 | 1 in 444 |
| Pennsylvania | #107 | 171 | 1 in 470 |
| Michigan | #108 | 151 | 1 in 457 |
| Rhode Island | #109 | 13 | 1 in 460 |
| Louisiana | #112 | 66 | 1 in 442 |
| Connecticut | #130 | 31 | 1 in 595 |
| Wisconsin | #132 | 46 | 1 in 672 |
| Maine | #134 | 12 | 1 in 592 |
| South Dakota | #141 | 8 | 1 in 523 |
| North Dakota | #152 | 7 | 1 in 586 |
| New York | #157 | 176 | 1 in 711 |
| Massachusetts | #160 | 44 | 1 in 890 |
| Hawaii | #163 | 9 | 1 in 525 |
| District of Columbia | #190 | 11 | 1 in 799 |
| New Jersey | #195 | 45 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Melinda
- 118 spots since 2024 (#2,099 → #1,981)
- 132 spots since 2020 (#1,849 → #1,981)
- 619 spots since 2015 (#1,362 → #1,981)
- Biggest jump: 312 spots in 1888 (#860 → #548)
- Biggest drop: 843 spots in 1905 (#853 → #1,696)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1973 at #72 (4,144 births)
- Births halved by 1986, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1967–1980
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1936–2002
- Highest: 1 in 352 girls born in 1973 were named Melinda (0.28%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,570 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 26.8% of all girls named Melinda (36,438) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 129 | #449 (1880) | #619 |
| 1890s | 157 | #638 (1892) | #787 |
| 1900s | 137 | #795 (1901) | #1,067 |
| 1910s | 199 | #1,055 (1912) | #1,555 |
| 1920s | 202 | #1,647 (1925) | #1,991 |
| 1930s | 567 | #484 (1939) | #1,275 |
| 1940s | 5,423 | #227 (1949) | #324 |
| 1950s | 21,509 | #142 (1958) | #170 |
| 1960s | 36,297 | #89 (1969) | #110 |
| 1970s | 36,438 | #72 (1973) | #86 |
| 1980s | 22,212 | #92 (1980) | #134 |
| 1990s | 7,926 | #208 (1990) | #390 |
| 2000s | 2,495 | #695 (2000) | #991 |
| 2010s | 1,571 | #1,095 (2010) | #1,483 |
| 2020s | 560 | #1,849 (2020) | #2,058 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Melinda in 1971
Top girls' names in 1971
Top boys' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 410 of them was named Melinda, which outranked 99.1% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 93,076 of them was named Melinda, which outranked 62.4% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,052Young20
- #2,052Yul20
- #2,052Yusuf20
- #2,126Melinda19
- #2,126Alexandre19
- #2,126Aloysius19
- #2,126Antuan19
- #2,203Antoin18
- #2,203Antonie18
- #2,203Ara18
Tied with 76 names at #2,126; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.