Melinda

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Latin
Melinda first appears in the data in 1962 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1972 with 377 babies (rank #40 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Melinda

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Melinda yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

4,898
Total babies (all years)
26
Years in the data
377
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
196287#101
196481#97
196678#102
1967154#76
1968227#57
1969248#54
1970217#63
1971310#50
1972377#40
1973370#39
1974282#52
1975276#43
1976264#45
1977287#39
1978219#52
1979197#60
1980202#56
1981180#67
1982164#77
1983155#81
1984185#60
1985144#78
1986145#77
198747#102
20161#2,090
20171#2,093