Melody
Melody is a modern English feminine given name taken from the vocabulary word melody, which is ultimately derived from the Greek μελῳδία, melōidía, "singing, chanting").
Meaning & Origin of Melody
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Melody is a modern English feminine given name taken from the vocabulary word melody, which is ultimately derived from the Greek μελῳδία, melōidía, "singing, chanting").
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The Story of Melody
Melody first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 2,771 Melodys were born — ranking #91 that year. As of 2026, Melody ranks #90 for baby girls with 2,769 births, gradually rising (+15%). In total, more than 117K Melodys 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 Melody
Melody is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 117K births in the dataset. Melody's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #90. Use the chart and map above to compare Melody'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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