Melida
Mélida is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.
Meaning & Origin of Melida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mélida is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.
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The Story of Melida
Melida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 15 Melidas were born — ranking #4,153 that year. As of 2026, Melida ranks #9,521 for baby girls with 10 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 678 Melidas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Melida
Melida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 678 births in the dataset. Melida's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #4,153. Use the chart and map above to compare Melida's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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