Melody

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A few things about Melody you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Melody

Melody Gardot

American jazz singer

Choose Melody and your child shares a first name with Melody Gardot, an American jazz singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Melody, like who?” Melody Gardot's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 519 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Melody, 3,095 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Melody would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMelody first shows up in US birth records in 1914, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 111 years since.
• 🏆Best yearMelody is at its all-time high right now: #79 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowMelody is 4.9× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,522 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 519.
• 🚀TrendMelody has climbed 27 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #79. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedMelody is most popular in Hawaii, where it ranks #44, followed by Texas (#54) and California (#55). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Greek, Melody means “song”.

About the name Melody

Melody is a girl name meaning “song”. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ody”. US birth records list Melody for girls from 1914 to 2025, in 103 of those 112 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #79 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #79, with 3,095 babies.