Melady

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Melady by the numbers

Melady was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 8 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Melady

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Melady. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Melodysong, music2,046 in the US (2017)
  • Melanydark, black; variant spelling of Melanie632 in the US (2017)
  • Miladymy lady; archaic courtesy title12 in the US (2017)
  • Melanidark or black; a variant of Melanie164 in the US (2017)
  • Melannydark, black; a modern respelling of Melanie51 in the US (2017)
  • Melodisong, music; a modern respelling of Melody43 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Melady

Names that are said the same way as Melady, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Melodiesong; a variant spelling of Melody81 in the US (2017)
  • Mellody6 in the US (2017)
  • Meladie5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Melady

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