Melinda is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1970 and has since faded.
Melinda is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,985 for girl births in the United States (and #3,616 across all names), given to 97 babies. Melinda was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1970 (4,225 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | 97 | #1,985 | — |
| 2024 | 91 | 91 | #2,113 | — |
| 2023 | 91 | 91 | #2,117 | — |
| 2022 | 83 | 83 | #2,269 | — |
| 2021 | 93 | 93 | #2,064 | — |
| 2020 | 105 | 105 | #1,856 | — |
| 2019 | 98 | 98 | #1,985 | — |
| 2018 | 120 | 120 | #1,722 | — |
| 2017 | 131 | 131 | #1,652 | — |
| 2016 | 139 | 139 | #1,597 | — |
| 2015 | 174 | 174 | #1,365 | — |
| 2014 | 165 | 165 | #1,397 | — |
| 2013 | 150 | 150 | #1,485 | — |
| 2012 | 174 | 174 | #1,350 | — |
| 2011 | 193 | 193 | #1,240 | — |
| 2010 | 227 | 227 | #1,099 | — |
| 2009 | 209 | 209 | #1,203 | — |
| 2008 | 253 | 253 | #1,037 | — |
| 2007 | 251 | 251 | #1,046 | — |
| 2006 | 252 | 252 | #1,017 | — |
| 2005 | 217 | 217 | #1,101 | — |
| 2004 | 219 | 219 | #1,059 | — |
| 2003 | 209 | 209 | #1,070 | — |
| 2002 | 242 | 242 | #927 | — |
| 2001 | 306 | 306 | #773 | — |
| 2000 | 337 | 337 | #696 | — |
| 1999 | 401 | 401 | #606 | — |
| 1998 | 414 | 414 | #585 | — |
| 1997 | 462 | — | #520 | — |
| 1996 | 540 | — | #465 | — |
| 1995 | 633 | — | #409 | — |
| 1994 | 770 | — | #348 | #9,771 |
| 1993 | 979 | — | #283 | — |
| 1992 | 1,085 | — | #259 | — |
| 1991 | 1,266 | — | #223 | — |
| 1990 | 1,381 | — | #208 | — |
| 1989 | 1,593 | — | #175 | #6,694 |
| 1988 | 1,889 | — | #148 | #4,658 |
| 1987 | 1,928 | — | #143 | #5,280 |
| 1986 | 1,966 | — | #147 | #5,726 |
| 1985 | 2,119 | — | #138 | #7,221 |
| 1984 | 2,237 | — | #129 | #4,432 |
| 1983 | 2,151 | — | #138 | #4,369 |
| 1982 | 2,420 | — | #123 | #3,858 |
| 1981 | 2,782 | — | #108 | #4,804 |
| 1980 | 3,216 | — | #92 | #3,052 |
| 1979 | 3,718 | — | #82 | #3,294 |
| 1978 | 3,576 | — | #84 | #3,168 |
| 1977 | 3,054 | — | #96 | #3,755 |
| 1976 | 3,006 | — | #95 | #3,403 |
| 1975 | 3,300 | — | #91 | #2,416 |
| 1974 | 3,769 | — | #81 | #2,423 |
| 1973 | 4,156 | — | #72 | #2,962 |
| 1972 | 3,686 | — | #81 | #2,503 |
| 1971 | 4,076 | — | #85 | #2,180 |
| 1970 | 4,236 | — | #93 | #3,010 |
| 1969 | 4,003 | — | #89 | #2,274 |
| 1968 | 3,822 | — | #90 | #3,278 |
| 1967 | 3,640 | — | #95 | #3,155 |
| 1966 | 3,392 | — | #102 | #2,733 |
| 1965 | 3,802 | — | #100 | #3,796 |
| 1964 | 3,710 | — | #113 | #3,499 |
| 1963 | 3,583 | — | #121 | #3,238 |
| 1962 | 3,862 | — | #118 | #3,218 |
| 1961 | 3,514 | — | #129 | #3,562 |
| 1960 | 3,051 | — | #143 | #4,411 |
| 1959 | 2,812 | — | #151 | #3,487 |
| 1958 | 2,942 | — | #142 | #4,314 |
| 1957 | 2,828 | — | #146 | — |
| 1956 | 2,713 | — | #142 | — |
| 1955 | 2,418 | — | #150 | #4,203 |
| 1954 | 1,959 | — | #176 | #4,176 |
| 1953 | 1,773 | — | #176 | — |
| 1952 | 1,513 | — | #195 | — |
| 1951 | 1,410 | — | #205 | — |
| 1950 | 1,163 | — | #222 | — |
| 1949 | 1,073 | — | #227 | — |
| 1948 | 840 | — | #265 | — |
| 1947 | 696 | — | #299 | — |
| 1946 | 484 | — | #336 | — |
| 1945 | 355 | — | #374 | — |
| 1944 | 393 | — | #347 | — |
| 1943 | 510 | — | #308 | — |
| 1942 | 442 | — | #329 | — |
| 1941 | 328 | — | #374 | — |
| 1940 | 302 | — | #383 | — |
| 1939 | 192 | — | #486 | — |
| 1938 | 108 | — | #664 | — |
| 1937 | 80 | — | #764 | — |
| 1936 | 48 | — | #999 | — |
| 1935 | 39 | — | #1,131 | — |
| 1934 | 20 | — | #1,750 | — |
| 1933 | 21 | — | #1,699 | — |
| 1932 | 20 | — | #1,795 | — |
| 1931 | 18 | — | #1,929 | — |
| 1930 | 21 | — | #1,791 | — |
| 1929 | 19 | — | #1,934 | — |
| 1928 | 10 | — | #3,087 | — |
| 1927 | 22 | — | #1,863 | — |
| 1926 | 17 | — | #2,227 | — |
| 1925 | 26 | — | #1,685 | — |
| 1924 | 24 | — | #1,794 | — |
| 1923 | 23 | — | #1,810 | — |
| 1922 | 22 | — | #1,872 | — |
| 1921 | 16 | — | #2,347 | — |
| 1920 | 23 | — | #1,790 | — |
| 1919 | 25 | — | #1,636 | — |
| 1918 | 22 | — | #1,790 | — |
| 1917 | 19 | — | #1,892 | — |
| 1916 | 24 | — | #1,568 | — |
| 1915 | 24 | — | #1,508 | — |
| 1914 | 23 | — | #1,328 | — |
| 1913 | 17 | — | #1,445 | — |
| 1912 | 24 | — | #1,071 | — |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #2,728 | — |
| 1910 | 16 | — | #1,152 | — |
| 1909 | 15 | — | #1,091 | — |
| 1908 | 14 | — | #1,122 | — |
| 1907 | 15 | — | #1,024 | — |
| 1906 | 11 | — | #1,207 | — |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,847 | — |
| 1904 | 18 | — | #871 | — |
| 1903 | 11 | — | #1,117 | — |
| 1902 | 10 | — | #1,188 | — |
| 1901 | 17 | — | #816 | — |
| 1900 | 20 | — | #852 | — |
| 1899 | 17 | — | #810 | — |
| 1898 | 20 | — | #765 | — |
| 1897 | 15 | — | #855 | — |
| 1896 | 14 | — | #891 | — |
| 1895 | 22 | — | #677 | — |
| 1894 | 14 | — | #836 | — |
| 1893 | 13 | — | #849 | — |
| 1892 | 20 | — | #653 | — |
| 1891 | 9 | — | #984 | — |
| 1890 | 13 | — | #781 | — |
| 1889 | 17 | — | #633 | — |
| 1888 | 21 | — | #557 | — |
| 1887 | 8 | — | #915 | — |
| 1886 | 19 | — | #521 | — |
| 1885 | 10 | — | #726 | — |
| 1884 | 7 | — | #902 | — |
| 1883 | 12 | — | #575 | — |
| 1882 | 10 | — | #623 | — |
| 1881 | 11 | — | #527 | — |
| 1880 | 14 | — | #462 | — |