Melody

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Melody is a modern English feminine given name taken from the vocabulary word melody, which is ultimately derived from the Greek μελῳδία, melōidía, "singing, chanting").

From Wikipedia

Melody first appears in the data in 1914 and has been recorded in 102 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 2,771 babies (rank #91 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,771 girls (rank #91). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Melody

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

111,958
Total babies (all years)
102
Years in the data
2,771
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19147#3,077
19205#5,501
19225#5,530
19247#4,307
19256#4,780
19269#3,452
192910#3,071
193017#2,084
193110#2,913
193211#2,776
193313#2,364
193416#2,061
193515#2,179
193618#1,852
193718#1,894
193829#1,403
193922#1,667
194026#1,540
194151#1,027
1942202#523
1943195#538
1944200#512
1945307#405
1946538#322
1947759#279
1948739#281
1949740#282
1950791#273
1951887#260
19521,131#232
19531,296#222
19541,546#199
19551,801#186
19562,389#155
19571,990#182
19581,742#194
19591,952#185
19602,756#153
19612,272#172
19622,024#185
19632,093#182
19641,897#192
19651,664#199
19661,707#192
19671,529#204
19681,282#230
19691,245#239
19701,176#262
19711,203#244
19721,122#242
19731,124#224
19741,198#211
19751,198#206
19761,215#199
19771,371#196
19781,330#195
19791,365#197
19801,317#199
19811,175#223
19821,115#229
19831,107#225
19841,088#234
1985967#259
1986935#269
1987906#270
1988884#283
1989881#296
1990867#315
1991850#319
1992906#308
1993731#353
1994730#358
1995708#369
1996664#399
1997736#370
1998708#390
1999627#436
2000720#398
20011,080#290
20021,045#297
20031,023#303
20041,018#312
20051,040#311
20061,107#299
20071,143#296
20081,220#280
20091,451#226
20101,575#198
20111,561#201
20121,790#172
20131,866#172
20142,065#158
20152,178#148
20162,147#144
20172,071#144
20182,154#136
20192,461#118
20202,522#106
20212,466#113
20222,572#109
20232,569#102
20242,771#91