Melody Name Popularity
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How popular is Melody?
In 2018 the somewhat popular name Melody, ranked the 137th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Melody has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #137 for the first time this year.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1960 with 2,757 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Melody in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1928.
Melody, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1937-1947, 1948-1956, 1998-2001, and 2004-2014, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1960-1968.
Sometimes the name Melody has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Melody's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Melody has risen.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Melody?
Melody's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Melody is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Melody (Girl) | Melody (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 2,131 | 137 | 6 | 11,600 |
| 2017 | | 2,059 | 143 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 2,137 | 144 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 2,175 | 148 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 2,060 | 157 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 1,862 | 172 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 1,784 | 173 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 1,558 | 202 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 1,573 | 198 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 1,449 | 226 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 1,216 | 280 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 1,143 | 295 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 1,105 | 299 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 1,038 | 311 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 1,018 | 312 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 1,022 | 303 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 1,045 | 297 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 1,079 | 291 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 720 | 398 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 627 | 436 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 708 | 390 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 736 | 370 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 664 | 399 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 708 | 369 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 730 | 359 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 731 | 353 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 906 | 308 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 850 | 319 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 865 | 315 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 881 | 296 | 9 | 5,446 |
| 1988 | | 883 | 283 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 906 | 270 | 6 | 6,663 |
| 1986 | | 935 | 269 | 8 | 5,160 |
| 1985 | | 967 | 259 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 1,088 | 234 | 8 | 4,831 |
| 1983 | | 1,107 | 225 | 8 | 4,767 |
| 1982 | | 1,114 | 229 | 5 | 7,009 |
| 1981 | | 1,176 | 223 | 9 | 4,383 |
| 1980 | | 1,317 | 199 | 5 | 6,917 |
| 1979 | | 1,365 | 197 | 5 | 6,713 |
| 1978 | | 1,331 | 195 | 5 | 6,445 |
| 1977 | | 1,371 | 196 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 1,215 | 199 | 8 | 4,271 |
| 1975 | | 1,198 | 206 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 1,198 | 212 | 7 | 4,465 |
| 1973 | | 1,123 | 225 | 7 | 4,349 |
| 1972 | | 1,122 | 242 | 5 | 5,492 |
| 1971 | | 1,203 | 244 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 1,176 | 262 | 6 | 4,558 |
| 1969 | | 1,246 | 239 | 9 | 3,242 |
| 1968 | | 1,281 | 230 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 1,529 | 204 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 1,707 | 192 | 5 | 4,318 |
| 1965 | | 1,664 | 198 | 9 | 2,916 |
| 1964 | | 1,897 | 192 | 5 | 4,421 |
| 1963 | | 2,094 | 182 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 2,025 | 185 | 7 | 3,523 |
| 1961 | | 2,271 | 172 | 8 | 3,271 |
| 1960 | | 2,757 | 153 | 5 | 4,406 |
| 1959 | | 1,951 | 185 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 1,741 | 195 | 10 | 2,747 |
| 1957 | | 1,990 | 182 | 5 | 4,345 |
| 1956 | | 2,388 | 155 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 1,801 | 185 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 1,547 | 199 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 1,296 | 222 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 1,132 | 232 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 887 | 260 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 790 | 273 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 740 | 282 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 739 | 281 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 759 | 279 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 538 | 322 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 307 | 405 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 200 | 512 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 195 | 540 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 202 | 523 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 51 | 1,027 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 26 | 1,540 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 22 | 1,667 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 29 | 1,402 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 18 | 1,895 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 18 | 1,851 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 15 | 2,179 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 16 | 2,063 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 13 | 2,364 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 11 | 2,776 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 10 | 2,912 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 17 | 2,083 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 10 | 3,070 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 9 | 3,451 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 6 | 4,780 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 7 | 4,307 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 5 | 5,530 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 5 | 5,501 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 7 | 3,077 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |