Mellinda — girls' name

What the Data Says About Mellinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Mellinda between 1967 and 1982, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mellinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mellinda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mellinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mellinda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.