Melrose
Melrose is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Melrose
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Melrose is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the surname include:
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The Story of Melrose
American parents first put Melrose on the record books as a baby girl name in 1902, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 49 Melroses were born — ranking #3,211 that year. About 24% of every Melrose on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Melrose ranks #3,529 for baby girls with 44 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Melrose
Phonetically similar names — useful when Melrose is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Mellows
- Marrows
- Molars
- Millers
- Mullers
- Miros
- Millrace
- Marries
- Marys
- Mallows
- Milos
- Maries
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Melrose
Melrose is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1902 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Melrose's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,357. Use the chart and map above to compare Melrose'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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