Melody
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning song, music.
How Melody has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #148 |
| 2016 | #144 |
| 2017 | #143 |
| 2018 | #135 |
| 2019 | #118 |
| 2020 | #106 |
| 2021 | #113 |
| 2022 | #109 |
| 2023 | #103 |
| 2024 | #91 |
| 2025 | #79 |
Melody by the numbers
In 2025, 188 babies in England and Wales were named Melody. In the US, 2,046 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,757 babies in 1960, making it a 1960s name.
At its height, in 1960, about 1 in 750 American girls born that year was called Melody.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Melody. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Melody
Names that are said the same way as Melody, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Meladie5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean song or music
Like Melody, each of these has song or music in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Harperharp player10,735 in the US (2017)
- Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
- Carmensong; poem; possibly from mount carmel789 in the US (2017)
- Lyralyre, a musical instrument643 in England and Wales (2025)
- Calliopebeautiful voice; muse of epic poetry57 in England and Wales (2025)
- Riyathe singer48 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Melody
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