Names like Melody

In 2025, 3,095 girls born in the US were named Melody, #79 among girls' names.

It first entered the top 1,000 in 1941 and reached the top 100 in 2024.

More girls were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.

Births rose 42% from 2,178 in 2015.

For 11 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1936 or later (Melody's began in 1941).

Melody's rank every ten years

1. 1880
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2. 1890
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3. 1900
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4. 1910
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5. 1920
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6. 1930
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7. 1940
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8. 1950
   #272
9. 1960
   #153
10. 1970
    #261
11. 1980
    #199
12. 1990
    #315
13. 2000
    #395
14. 2010
    #197
15. 2020
    #106
16. 2025
    #79

— outside the top 1,000

12 girl names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Melody's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.