Melody is a familiar girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Melody is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #79 for girl births in the United States (and #199 across all names), given to 3,095 babies — 3,108 including U.S. territories. Melody was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 2025 (3,095 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,095 | 3,108 | #79 | — |
| 2024 | 2,783 | 2,783 | #91 | — |
| 2023 | 2,572 | 2,582 | #103 | — |
| 2022 | 2,573 | 2,585 | #109 | — |
| 2021 | 2,466 | 2,472 | #113 | — |
| 2020 | 2,524 | 2,533 | #106 | — |
| 2019 | 2,466 | 2,473 | #118 | — |
| 2018 | 2,161 | 2,169 | #136 | #11,674 |
| 2017 | 2,072 | 2,078 | #144 | — |
| 2016 | 2,148 | 2,159 | #144 | — |
| 2015 | 2,178 | 2,185 | #148 | — |
| 2014 | 2,065 | 2,071 | #158 | — |
| 2013 | 1,867 | 1,873 | #172 | — |
| 2012 | 1,791 | 1,800 | #172 | — |
| 2011 | 1,562 | 1,568 | #201 | — |
| 2010 | 1,575 | 1,583 | #198 | — |
| 2009 | 1,452 | 1,462 | #226 | — |
| 2008 | 1,220 | 1,231 | #280 | — |
| 2007 | 1,143 | 1,150 | #296 | — |
| 2006 | 1,107 | 1,115 | #299 | — |
| 2005 | 1,040 | 1,051 | #311 | — |
| 2004 | 1,018 | 1,025 | #312 | — |
| 2003 | 1,023 | 1,023 | #303 | — |
| 2002 | 1,045 | 1,064 | #297 | — |
| 2001 | 1,080 | 1,107 | #290 | — |
| 2000 | 720 | 728 | #399 | — |
| 1999 | 627 | 634 | #436 | — |
| 1998 | 708 | 714 | #390 | — |
| 1997 | 736 | — | #370 | — |
| 1996 | 664 | — | #399 | — |
| 1995 | 708 | — | #369 | — |
| 1994 | 730 | — | #358 | — |
| 1993 | 731 | — | #353 | — |
| 1992 | 906 | — | #308 | — |
| 1991 | 850 | — | #319 | — |
| 1990 | 867 | — | #315 | — |
| 1989 | 890 | — | #296 | #5,447 |
| 1988 | 884 | — | #283 | — |
| 1987 | 912 | — | #270 | #6,665 |
| 1986 | 943 | — | #269 | #5,165 |
| 1985 | 967 | — | #259 | — |
| 1984 | 1,096 | — | #234 | #4,833 |
| 1983 | 1,115 | — | #225 | #4,771 |
| 1982 | 1,120 | — | #229 | #7,012 |
| 1981 | 1,184 | — | #223 | #4,385 |
| 1980 | 1,322 | — | #199 | #6,915 |
| 1979 | 1,370 | — | #197 | #6,713 |
| 1978 | 1,335 | — | #195 | #6,445 |
| 1977 | 1,371 | — | #196 | — |
| 1976 | 1,223 | — | #199 | #4,270 |
| 1975 | 1,198 | — | #206 | — |
| 1974 | 1,205 | — | #211 | #4,464 |
| 1973 | 1,131 | — | #224 | #4,350 |
| 1972 | 1,127 | — | #242 | #5,492 |
| 1971 | 1,203 | — | #244 | — |
| 1970 | 1,182 | — | #262 | #4,559 |
| 1969 | 1,254 | — | #239 | #3,242 |
| 1968 | 1,282 | — | #230 | — |
| 1967 | 1,528 | — | #204 | — |
| 1966 | 1,712 | — | #192 | #4,328 |
| 1965 | 1,673 | — | #198 | #2,916 |
| 1964 | 1,902 | — | #192 | #4,427 |
| 1963 | 2,093 | — | #182 | — |
| 1962 | 2,033 | — | #185 | #3,525 |
| 1961 | 2,280 | — | #172 | #3,276 |
| 1960 | 2,760 | — | #153 | #4,412 |
| 1959 | 1,953 | — | #185 | — |
| 1958 | 1,753 | — | #194 | #2,752 |
| 1957 | 1,994 | — | #182 | #4,347 |
| 1956 | 2,389 | — | #155 | — |
| 1955 | 1,801 | — | #186 | — |
| 1954 | 1,546 | — | #199 | — |
| 1953 | 1,296 | — | #222 | — |
| 1952 | 1,131 | — | #232 | — |
| 1951 | 887 | — | #260 | — |
| 1950 | 791 | — | #273 | — |
| 1949 | 740 | — | #282 | — |
| 1948 | 739 | — | #281 | — |
| 1947 | 759 | — | #279 | — |
| 1946 | 538 | — | #322 | — |
| 1945 | 307 | — | #405 | — |
| 1944 | 200 | — | #512 | — |
| 1943 | 195 | — | #538 | — |
| 1942 | 202 | — | #523 | — |
| 1941 | 51 | — | #1,027 | — |
| 1940 | 26 | — | #1,540 | — |
| 1939 | 22 | — | #1,667 | — |
| 1938 | 29 | — | #1,403 | — |
| 1937 | 18 | — | #1,894 | — |
| 1936 | 18 | — | #1,852 | — |
| 1935 | 15 | — | #2,179 | — |
| 1934 | 16 | — | #2,061 | — |
| 1933 | 13 | — | #2,364 | — |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,776 | — |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,913 | — |
| 1930 | 17 | — | #2,084 | — |
| 1929 | 10 | — | #3,071 | — |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #3,452 | — |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,780 | — |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,307 | — |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #5,530 | — |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #5,501 | — |
| 1914 | 7 | — | #3,077 | — |