Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1956

Melodie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,032 Trend → Stable

A female given name from English, of rather rare usage, variant of Melody.

Rank 2025
#2,032
among girls · ↓214 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
94
named Melodie · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,099
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1956
409 babies
All-time total
10,502
#1,609 all-time among girls
First recorded
1933
in Social Security records

Melodie popularity over time

10,502 babies have been named Melodie since 1933, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1956Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s 15 2 – #4,652
1940s 540 54 +3500% #834
1950s 2,352 235 +336% #451
1960s 2,226 223 -5% #554
1970s 1,396 140 -37% #814
1980s 1,009 101 -28% #1,021
1990s 704 70 -30% #1,580
2000s 750 75 +7% #1,919
2010s 990 99 +32% #1,737
2020s (to 2025) 520 87 -12% #1,818

Where Melodie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 95 0.06 outside top 500
2027 97 0.06 outside top 500
2028 98 0.06 outside top 500
2029 98 0.06 outside top 500
2030 99 0.06 outside top 500

Where Melodie is most popular

Girls named Melodie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.053 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, New York, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Melodie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 9 0.074 +41%
New York 28 0.071 +34%
Florida 29 0.068 +28%
Texas 47 0.058 +11%
Maryland 6 0.057 +7%
Georgia 12 0.053 ≈ national
California 41 0.049 -8%
North Carolina 10 0.044 -17%
Ohio 10 0.042 -20%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -37%
Illinois 5 0.022 -59%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Melodie

Melodie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,032 in 2025 with 94 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1933, 10,502 American babies have been named Melodie. Its peak came in 1956, when 409 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Melodie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Melodie?

The median living Melodie is about 52 years old; half are between 28 and 65. An estimated 9,600 people named Melodie are alive in the United States today.

median 52 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Melodie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 94 #2,032
2024 111 #1,818
2023 85 #2,220
2022 74 #2,459
2021 65 #2,664
2020 91 #2,044
2019 105 #1,908
2018 86 #2,185
2017 81 #2,298
2016 98 #2,029
2015 121 #1,737
2014 96 #2,044
2013 92 #2,091
2012 100 #1,968
2011 92 #2,096
2010 119 #1,750
2009 82 #2,370
2008 70 #2,655
2007 80 #2,383
2006 77 #2,431
2005 58 #2,851
2004 77 #2,280
2003 83 #2,117
2002 62 #2,540
2001 91 #1,919
2000 70 #2,252
1995 90 #1,647
1990 79 #1,822
1985 96 #1,364
1980 142 #1,021
1975 129 #968
1970 131 #967
1965 212 #675
1960 312 #554
1955 299 #533
1950 96 #911
1945 46 #1,169
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Melodie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Melodie?

The median living Melodie is about 52 years old. Half of all living Melodies are between 28 and 65 years old.

How many people named Melodie are alive today?

An estimated 9,600 people named Melodie are alive in the United States, based on 10,502 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Melodie mean?

A female given name from English, of rather rare usage, variant of Melody.

How popular is the name Melodie in 2025?

Melodie ranked #2,032 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 94 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Melodie?

10,502 babies have been named Melodie in the United States since 1933, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Melodie most popular?

Melodie peaked in 1956, when 409 newborns received the name.

Is Melodie a boy or girl name?

Melodie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Melodie rising or falling?

Melodie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Melodie become more popular?

Melodie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 99 girls named Melodie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Melodie

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