Melrose: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,880

among girls · ↓672 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Melrose · -24% vs 2024

How common

1 in 42,297

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

50 babies

All-time total

1,231

#6,698 all-time among girls

First recorded

1902

in Social Security records

Melrose popularity over time

1,231 babies have been named Melrose since 1902, 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

GirlsBoys

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	Boys	Total	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1900s	10	–	10	1	–	#1,957
1910s	142	12	154	15	+1440%	#1,473
1920s	237	34	271	27	+76%	#1,378
1930s	148	–	148	15	-45%	#1,853
1940s	64	5	69	7	-53%	#2,381
1950s	36	–	36	4	-48%	#3,615
1960s	11	–	11	1	-69%	#6,334
1970s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1990s	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000s	43	–	43	4	–	#8,824
2010s	242	–	242	24	+463%	#3,774
2020s (to 2025)	247	–	247	41	+70%	#3,208

Where Melrose 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	39	0.02	outside top 500
2027	40	0.03	outside top 500
2028	41	0.03	outside top 500
2029	42	0.03	outside top 500
2030	43	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Melrose

Melrose is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,880 in 2025 with 38 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1902, 1,231 American babies have been named Melrose. Its peak came in 2024, when 50 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Melrose stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Melrose?

The median living Melrose is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 16. An estimated 700 people named Melrose are alive in the United States today.

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

Melrose year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank	Boys	Boys rank
2025	38	#3,880	–	–
2024	50	#3,208	–	–
2023	38	#3,960	–	–
2022	36	#4,086	–	–
2021	37	#3,986	–	–
2020	48	#3,263	–	–
2019	24	#5,406	–	–
2018	40	#3,774	–	–
2017	25	#5,287	–	–
2016	29	#4,806	–	–
2015	16	#7,493	–	–
2014	30	#4,730	–	–
2013	23	#5,775	–	–
2012	27	#5,202	–	–
2011	12	#9,537	–	–
2010	16	#7,776	–	–
2009	10	#11,221	–	–
2008	14	#8,824	–	–
2007	12	#9,971	–	–
2006	7	#14,603	–	–
2005	–	–	–	–
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1970	–	–	–	–
1965	–	–	–	–
1960	–	–	–	–
1955	6	#5,631	–	–
1950	5	#5,844	–	–
1945	–	–	–	–
1940	13	#2,381	–	–
1935	17	#1,974	–	–
1930	16	#2,174	–	–
1925	20	#1,989	–	–
1920	21	#1,931	–	–
1915	14	#2,211	6	#3,692
1910	–	–	–	–
1905	–	–	–	–
1900	–	–	–	–
1895	–	–	–	–
1890	–	–	–	–
1885	–	–	–	–
1880	–	–	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Melrose?

The median living Melrose is about 8 years old. Half of all living Melroses are between 4 and 16 years old.

How many people named Melrose are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Melrose are alive in the United States, based on 1,231 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Melrose in 2025?

Melrose ranked #3,880 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 38 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Melrose?

1,231 babies have been named Melrose in the United States since 1902, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Melrose most popular?

Melrose peaked in 2024, when 50 newborns received the name.

Is Melrose a boy or girl name?

Melrose is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Melrose rising or falling?

Melrose is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Melrose become more popular?

Melrose is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 43 girls named Melrose in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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