#912024 rank
2024peak year
111,762babies named Melody since 1880
▲ +13%5-year trend
Melody popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Melody mean?
From the Greek meloidia, 'song', from melos, 'song', and aoide, 'singer'. It spread as a musical word-name in mid-1900s America.
OriginGreek
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, vintage
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Spellings & variants
Melodie
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