Melrose is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Melrose is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,880 for girl births in the United States (and #6,798 across all names), given to 38 babies. Melrose was first reported in SSA data in 1902 and peaked in 2024 (50 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | #3,880 | — |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | #3,208 | — |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | #3,960 | — |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | #4,086 | — |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | #3,986 | — |
| 2020 | 48 | 48 | #3,263 | — |
| 2019 | 24 | 24 | #5,406 | — |
| 2018 | 40 | 40 | #3,774 | — |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | #5,287 | — |
| 2016 | 29 | 29 | #4,806 | — |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #7,493 | — |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | #4,730 | — |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | #5,775 | — |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #5,202 | — |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #9,537 | — |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #7,776 | — |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #11,221 | — |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #8,824 | — |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #9,971 | — |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #14,603 | — |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,334 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #7,213 | — |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,631 | — |
| 1953 | 11 | — | #3,615 | — |
| 1952 | 9 | — | #4,021 | — |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #5,953 | — |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,844 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,771 | — |
| 1947 | 16 | — | #3,381 | #4,079 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #3,879 | — |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #3,296 | — |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #3,711 | — |
| 1941 | 10 | — | #2,982 | — |
| 1940 | 13 | — | #2,381 | — |
| 1939 | 15 | — | #2,181 | — |
| 1938 | 17 | — | #1,997 | — |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #3,344 | — |
| 1936 | 18 | — | #1,853 | — |
| 1935 | 17 | — | #1,974 | — |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #2,389 | — |
| 1933 | 14 | — | #2,242 | — |
| 1932 | 13 | — | #2,452 | — |
| 1931 | 17 | — | #2,005 | — |
| 1930 | 16 | — | #2,174 | — |
| 1929 | 26 | — | #1,992 | #3,156 |
| 1928 | 26 | — | #1,625 | — |
| 1927 | 34 | — | #1,608 | #3,677 |
| 1926 | 34 | — | #1,378 | — |
| 1925 | 20 | — | #1,989 | — |
| 1924 | 18 | — | #2,188 | — |
| 1923 | 22 | — | #2,239 | #4,660 |
| 1922 | 36 | — | #1,494 | #4,739 |
| 1921 | 34 | — | #1,754 | #3,140 |
| 1920 | 21 | — | #1,931 | — |
| 1919 | 27 | — | #1,549 | — |
| 1918 | 24 | — | #1,672 | — |
| 1917 | 19 | — | #1,893 | — |
| 1916 | 32 | — | #1,473 | #3,750 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | #2,211 | #3,692 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | #2,378 | — |
| 1913 | 9 | — | #2,275 | — |
| 1912 | 13 | — | #1,589 | — |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #2,332 | — |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,957 | — |