Girls' name · since 1933
Melodee
Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 2,722 babies named Melodee, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,950 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,722
- born since 1933
- 1950s
- peak decade
2,722 babies have been named Melodee since 1933, making it today's #7950 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Melodee recorded 2,722 times among girls since 1933, holding rank #7950 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2025.
- #3,827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,950 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,722 born since 1933
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melodee ranks #3,827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,950 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,722 born since 1933, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,950 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,722
- born since 1933
- 1950s
- peak decade
Melodee's 2,722 recorded births place it above 94.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Melodee compares
2,722 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Melodee's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Melodee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,722 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 21 | 19,840 |
Melodee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melodee's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 104, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melodee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Melodee by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (740 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Melodee's strongest decade.
740 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Melodee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 261
1940s
261 births
- 1950s
1950s
740 births
- 1960s
1960s
475 births
- 1970s 277
1970s
277 births
- 1980s 174
1980s
174 births
- 1990s 120
1990s
120 births
- 2000s 207
2000s
207 births
- 2010s 293
2010s
293 births
- 2020s 148
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 740 births (27% of all-time use).
How Melodee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Melodee's total volume
Melodee by state
Where Melodee concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 338 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 110 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 64 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 34 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 26 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 22 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 19 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 0.7% |
338 of 2,722 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Melodee appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Melodee's data
- Melodee's decade-level peak was the 1950s (740 total births); usage has since declined to 148 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melodees (338 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melodee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~92 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1933–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Melodee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.