Melodie
A mélodie is a form of French art song, arising in the mid-19th century. It is comparable to the German Lied. A chanson, by contrast, is a folk or popular French song.
Meaning & Origin of Melodie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A mélodie is a form of French art song, arising in the mid-19th century. It is comparable to the German Lied. A chanson, by contrast, is a folk or popular French song.
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Origin & history
The Story of Melodie
Melodie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1933, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 409 Melodies were born — ranking #451 that year. As of 2026, Melodie ranks #1,892 for baby girls with 106 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 11K Melodies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Melodie
Melodie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1933 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Melodie's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #451. Use the chart and map above to compare Melodie'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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