Melinda Girl
How popular is Melinda?
#1,981 girl name in 2025
97 baby girls were named Melinda in the US in 2025, making it the 1981st most popular girl name.
122,575living people named Melinda (est.)
55median age of people named Melinda
136,159babies named Melinda since 1880
1 in 34,179US babies born in 2025
Melinda popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,981 for girls (▲ 118 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 97 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,362 in 2015, #1,849 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1970 (4,225 girls) |
| Highest rank | #72 in 1973 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Melinda is most popular
Babies named Melinda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (75 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (63 girls)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 girls)
- Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 girls)
Melinda by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 129 | #449 |
| 1890s | 157 | #638 |
| 1900s | 137 | #795 |
| 1910s | 199 | #1,055 |
| 1920s | 202 | #1,646 |
| 1930s | 567 | #484 |
| 1940s | 5,423 | #227 |
| 1950s | 21,509 | #142 |
| 1960s | 36,297 | #89 |
| 1970s | 36,438 | #72 |
| 1980s | 22,212 | #92 |
| 1990s | 7,926 | #208 |
| 2000s | 2,495 | #695 |
| 2010s | 1,571 | #1,095 |
| 2020s | 560 | #1,849 |
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Questions
- Is Melinda a boy or girl name?
- Melinda is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Melinda were girls.
- How popular is the name Melinda?
- 97 baby girls were named Melinda in the US in 2025, making it the 1981st most popular girl name.
- When was Melinda most popular?
- Melinda peaked in 1970, when 4,225 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #72 in 1973.
- How many people are named Melinda?
- 136,159 babies have been named Melinda in the US since 1880. We estimate about 122,575 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 55.
- Where is Melinda most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Melinda was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.