Melda
#5,417 most common girls' name of all time · #9,179 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1887–1975
Rank among girls
#5,417
Rank overall
#9,179 of 105,966
First appeared
1887
Years on the list
80 of 146
All-time
1,487
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1925 #1,170
Best rank
#1,040 1900
Girls
Boys
peak 44/yr
Melda first appears in 1887. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,058 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | 7 | #6,612 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | 7 | #6,692 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | 7 | #6,427 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | 8 | #5,501 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,816 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,663 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,886 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | 10 | #4,247 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,682 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | 11 | #4,056 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | 8 | #4,906 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,592 |
| 1960 | 15 | — | 15 | #3,232 |
| 1959 | 15 | — | 15 | #3,127 |
| 1958 | 24 | — | 24 | #2,332 |
| 1957 | 20 | — | 20 | #2,581 |
| 1956 | 23 | — | 23 | #2,341 |
| 1955 | 16 | — | 16 | #2,872 |
| 1954 | 17 | — | 17 | #2,716 |
| 1953 | 15 | — | 15 | #2,841 |
| 1952 | 19 | — | 19 | #2,434 |
| 1951 | 19 | — | 19 | #2,340 |
| 1950 | 20 | — | 20 | #2,197 |
| 1949 | 18 | — | 18 | #2,358 |
| 1948 | 20 | — | 20 | #2,202 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | 14 | #2,801 |
| 1946 | 27 | — | 27 | #1,735 |
| 1945 | 17 | — | 17 | #2,083 |
| 1944 | 18 | — | 18 | #2,044 |
| 1943 | 25 | — | 25 | #1,725 |
| 1942 | 26 | — | 26 | #1,644 |
| 1941 | 20 | — | 20 | #1,836 |
| 1940 | 16 | — | 16 | #2,049 |
| 1939 | 25 | — | 25 | #1,528 |
| 1938 | 18 | — | 18 | #1,899 |
| 1937 | 31 | — | 31 | #1,316 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | 17 | #1,891 |
| 1935 | 24 | — | 24 | #1,521 |
| 1934 | 25 | — | 25 | #1,498 |
| 1933 | 24 | — | 24 | #1,529 |
| 1932 | 19 | — | 19 | #1,839 |
| 1931 | 29 | — | 29 | #1,381 |
| 1930 | 26 | — | 26 | #1,550 |
| 1929 | 33 | — | 33 | #1,321 |
| 1928 | 44 | — | 44 | #1,155 |
| 1927 | 31 | — | 31 | #1,470 |
| 1926 | 35 | — | 35 | #1,343 |
| 1925 | 44 | — | 44 | #1,170 |
| 1924 | 30 | — | 30 | #1,546 |
| 1923 | 24 | — | 24 | #1,754 |
| 1922 | 31 | — | 31 | #1,480 |
| 1921 | 37 | — | 37 | #1,286 |
| 1920 | 40 | — | 40 | #1,216 |
| 1919 | 32 | — | 32 | #1,383 |
| 1918 | 39 | — | 39 | #1,209 |
| 1917 | 38 | — | 38 | #1,172 |
| 1916 | 26 | — | 26 | #1,457 |
| 1915 | 32 | — | 32 | #1,245 |
| 1914 | 24 | — | 24 | #1,279 |
| 1913 | 16 | — | 16 | #1,498 |
| 1912 | 22 | — | 22 | #1,129 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | 9 | #1,713 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | 11 | #1,475 |
| 1909 | 8 | — | 8 | #1,689 |
| 1908 | 12 | — | 12 | #1,233 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | 10 | #1,332 |
| 1906 | 8 | — | 8 | #1,478 |
| 1905 | 13 | — | 13 | #1,084 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | 9 | #1,319 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | 9 | #1,282 |
| 1902 | 12 | — | 12 | #1,059 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,407 |
| 1900 | 14 | — | 14 | #1,040 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | 8 | #1,335 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | 6 | #1,469 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,363 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | 6 | #1,512 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,181 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | 5 | #1,288 |