Melody
#341 most common girls' name of all time · #629 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1914–2025
Rank among girls
#341
Rank overall
#629 of 105,966
First appeared
1914
Years on the list
103 of 146
All-time
115,084
Since 2016
24,860
Peak year
2025 #79
Best rank
#79 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 3,095/yr
Melody first appears in 1914. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,095 | — | 3,095 | #79 |
| 2024 | 2,783 | — | 2,783 | #91 |
| 2023 | 2,572 | — | 2,572 | #103 |
| 2022 | 2,573 | — | 2,573 | #109 |
| 2021 | 2,466 | — | 2,466 | #113 |
| 2020 | 2,524 | — | 2,524 | #106 |
| 2019 | 2,466 | — | 2,466 | #118 |
| 2018 | 2,155 | 6 | 2,161 | #135 |
| 2017 | 2,072 | — | 2,072 | #144 |
| 2016 | 2,148 | — | 2,148 | #144 |
| 2015 | 2,178 | — | 2,178 | #148 |
| 2014 | 2,065 | — | 2,065 | #157 |
| 2013 | 1,867 | — | 1,867 | #172 |
| 2012 | 1,791 | — | 1,791 | #172 |
| 2011 | 1,562 | — | 1,562 | #201 |
| 2010 | 1,575 | — | 1,575 | #198 |
| 2009 | 1,452 | — | 1,452 | #226 |
| 2008 | 1,220 | — | 1,220 | #280 |
| 2007 | 1,143 | — | 1,143 | #296 |
| 2006 | 1,107 | — | 1,107 | #299 |
| 2005 | 1,040 | — | 1,040 | #311 |
| 2004 | 1,018 | — | 1,018 | #311 |
| 2003 | 1,023 | — | 1,023 | #303 |
| 2002 | 1,045 | — | 1,045 | #297 |
| 2001 | 1,080 | — | 1,080 | #290 |
| 2000 | 720 | — | 720 | #398 |
| 1999 | 627 | — | 627 | #436 |
| 1998 | 708 | — | 708 | #390 |
| 1997 | 736 | — | 736 | #370 |
| 1996 | 664 | — | 664 | #399 |
| 1995 | 708 | — | 708 | #369 |
| 1994 | 730 | — | 730 | #358 |
| 1993 | 731 | — | 731 | #352 |
| 1992 | 906 | — | 906 | #308 |
| 1991 | 850 | — | 850 | #319 |
| 1990 | 867 | — | 867 | #315 |
| 1989 | 881 | 9 | 890 | #296 |
| 1988 | 884 | — | 884 | #283 |
| 1987 | 906 | 6 | 912 | #270 |
| 1986 | 935 | 8 | 943 | #269 |
| 1985 | 967 | — | 967 | #260 |
| 1984 | 1,088 | 8 | 1,096 | #234 |
| 1983 | 1,107 | 8 | 1,115 | #225 |
| 1982 | 1,115 | 5 | 1,120 | #229 |
| 1981 | 1,175 | 9 | 1,184 | #223 |
| 1980 | 1,317 | 5 | 1,322 | #199 |
| 1979 | 1,365 | 5 | 1,370 | #197 |
| 1978 | 1,330 | 5 | 1,335 | #195 |
| 1977 | 1,371 | — | 1,371 | #196 |
| 1976 | 1,215 | 8 | 1,223 | #199 |
| 1975 | 1,198 | — | 1,198 | #206 |
| 1974 | 1,198 | 7 | 1,205 | #211 |
| 1973 | 1,124 | 7 | 1,131 | #224 |
| 1972 | 1,122 | 5 | 1,127 | #242 |
| 1971 | 1,203 | — | 1,203 | #244 |
| 1970 | 1,176 | 6 | 1,182 | #262 |
| 1969 | 1,245 | 9 | 1,254 | #239 |
| 1968 | 1,282 | — | 1,282 | #230 |
| 1967 | 1,528 | — | 1,528 | #204 |
| 1966 | 1,707 | 5 | 1,712 | #192 |
| 1965 | 1,664 | 9 | 1,673 | #199 |
| 1964 | 1,897 | 5 | 1,902 | #192 |
| 1963 | 2,093 | — | 2,093 | #182 |
| 1962 | 2,026 | 7 | 2,033 | #185 |
| 1961 | 2,272 | 8 | 2,280 | #172 |
| 1960 | 2,755 | 5 | 2,760 | #153 |
| 1959 | 1,953 | — | 1,953 | #185 |
| 1958 | 1,743 | 10 | 1,753 | #194 |
| 1957 | 1,989 | 5 | 1,994 | #182 |
| 1956 | 2,389 | — | 2,389 | #155 |
| 1955 | 1,801 | — | 1,801 | #186 |
| 1954 | 1,546 | — | 1,546 | #199 |
| 1953 | 1,296 | — | 1,296 | #222 |
| 1952 | 1,131 | — | 1,131 | #232 |
| 1951 | 887 | — | 887 | #260 |
| 1950 | 791 | — | 791 | #273 |
| 1949 | 740 | — | 740 | #282 |
| 1948 | 739 | — | 739 | #281 |
| 1947 | 759 | — | 759 | #279 |
| 1946 | 538 | — | 538 | #322 |
| 1945 | 307 | — | 307 | #405 |
| 1944 | 200 | — | 200 | #512 |
| 1943 | 195 | — | 195 | #541 |
| 1942 | 202 | — | 202 | #525 |
| 1941 | 51 | — | 51 | #1,025 |
| 1940 | 26 | — | 26 | #1,540 |
| 1939 | 22 | — | 22 | #1,674 |
| 1938 | 29 | — | 29 | #1,408 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | 18 | #1,894 |
| 1936 | 18 | — | 18 | #1,852 |
| 1935 | 15 | — | 15 | #2,184 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | 16 | #2,070 |
| 1933 | 13 | — | 13 | #2,370 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | 11 | #2,773 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | 10 | #2,913 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | 17 | #2,097 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | 10 | #3,072 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,462 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,687 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,239 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,313 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,311 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,177 |