Melba is an established girls' name that peaked in 1924 and has since faded.
Melba is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,736 for girl births in the United States (and #21,307 across all names), given to 7 babies. Melba was first reported in SSA data in 1893 and peaked in 1924 (998 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,736 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #11,794 | — |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #9,446 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #16,703 | — |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #12,384 | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #10,601 | — |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #18,331 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,361 | — |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #16,569 | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #16,792 | — |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #12,366 | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #13,155 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #14,724 | — |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #6,392 | — |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #10,046 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,828 | — |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,451 | — |
| 1996 | 9 | — | #9,306 | — |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #8,516 | — |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #5,893 | — |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #8,475 | — |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #5,637 | — |
| 1991 | 18 | — | #5,319 | — |
| 1990 | 23 | — | #4,333 | — |
| 1989 | 22 | — | #4,320 | — |
| 1988 | 23 | — | #3,979 | — |
| 1987 | 35 | — | #2,823 | — |
| 1986 | 28 | — | #3,240 | — |
| 1985 | 18 | — | #4,382 | — |
| 1984 | 28 | — | #3,115 | — |
| 1983 | 36 | — | #2,536 | — |
| 1982 | 35 | — | #2,678 | — |
| 1981 | 40 | — | #2,432 | — |
| 1980 | 46 | — | #2,206 | — |
| 1979 | 47 | — | #2,135 | — |
| 1978 | 61 | — | #1,717 | — |
| 1977 | 51 | — | #1,940 | — |
| 1976 | 64 | — | #1,581 | — |
| 1975 | 69 | — | #1,493 | — |
| 1974 | 65 | — | #1,511 | — |
| 1973 | 85 | — | #1,234 | — |
| 1972 | 113 | — | #1,035 | — |
| 1971 | 87 | — | #1,275 | — |
| 1970 | 94 | — | #1,205 | — |
| 1969 | 77 | — | #1,286 | — |
| 1968 | 81 | — | #1,218 | — |
| 1967 | 105 | — | #1,000 | — |
| 1966 | 125 | — | #904 | — |
| 1965 | 144 | — | #830 | — |
| 1964 | 142 | — | #871 | — |
| 1963 | 183 | — | #760 | — |
| 1962 | 188 | — | #759 | — |
| 1961 | 238 | — | #669 | — |
| 1960 | 255 | — | #634 | — |
| 1959 | 265 | — | #612 | — |
| 1958 | 294 | — | #576 | — |
| 1957 | 388 | — | #484 | — |
| 1956 | 358 | — | #495 | — |
| 1955 | 404 | — | #446 | — |
| 1954 | 439 | — | #412 | — |
| 1953 | 460 | — | #395 | — |
| 1952 | 368 | — | #448 | — |
| 1951 | 423 | — | #399 | — |
| 1950 | 393 | — | #403 | — |
| 1949 | 427 | — | #379 | — |
| 1948 | 454 | — | #370 | — |
| 1947 | 523 | — | #349 | — |
| 1946 | 529 | — | #325 | — |
| 1945 | 502 | — | #306 | — |
| 1944 | 565 | — | #288 | — |
| 1943 | 597 | — | #286 | — |
| 1942 | 648 | — | #274 | — |
| 1941 | 722 | — | #242 | #3,043 |
| 1940 | 731 | — | #232 | — |
| 1939 | 781 | — | #213 | — |
| 1938 | 850 | — | #206 | — |
| 1937 | 789 | — | #212 | — |
| 1936 | 728 | — | #226 | #3,062 |
| 1935 | 758 | — | #225 | — |
| 1934 | 771 | — | #224 | — |
| 1933 | 781 | — | #217 | #3,984 |
| 1932 | 873 | — | #207 | — |
| 1931 | 778 | — | #217 | #3,014 |
| 1930 | 862 | — | #210 | — |
| 1929 | 822 | — | #217 | #4,353 |
| 1928 | 868 | — | #214 | — |
| 1927 | 898 | — | #213 | #4,041 |
| 1926 | 918 | — | #208 | — |
| 1925 | 938 | — | #210 | — |
| 1924 | 1,003 | — | #202 | #4,750 |
| 1923 | 922 | — | #211 | — |
| 1922 | 929 | — | #208 | — |
| 1921 | 919 | — | #210 | #3,138 |
| 1920 | 907 | — | #210 | — |
| 1919 | 791 | — | #221 | — |
| 1918 | 822 | — | #219 | — |
| 1917 | 701 | — | #234 | — |
| 1916 | 581 | — | #251 | — |
| 1915 | 493 | — | #264 | — |
| 1914 | 352 | — | #279 | — |
| 1913 | 274 | — | #286 | — |
| 1912 | 218 | — | #312 | — |
| 1911 | 146 | — | #328 | — |
| 1910 | 160 | — | #305 | — |
| 1909 | 123 | — | #327 | — |
| 1908 | 106 | — | #346 | — |
| 1907 | 113 | — | #327 | — |
| 1906 | 98 | — | #338 | — |
| 1905 | 102 | — | #337 | — |
| 1904 | 61 | — | #417 | — |
| 1903 | 45 | — | #479 | — |
| 1902 | 35 | — | #556 | — |
| 1901 | 36 | — | #512 | — |
| 1900 | 44 | — | #512 | — |
| 1899 | 46 | — | #431 | — |
| 1898 | 60 | — | #399 | — |
| 1897 | 36 | — | #485 | — |
| 1896 | 33 | — | #524 | — |
| 1895 | 19 | — | #735 | — |
| 1894 | 15 | — | #807 | — |
| 1893 | 7 | — | #1,256 | — |