Girls' name · since 1962
Melodey
50 babies named Melodey in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,074 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
50 girls have been named Melodey since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Melodey recorded 50 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2020.
- #35,074 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melodey ranks #35,074 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #35,074 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Melodey's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Melodey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Melodey splits its recorded history at 2005: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Melodey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2020
- Peak year (2005)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Melodey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (25 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Melodey's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Melodey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Melodey's data
- Melodey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melodey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1962–2020 (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 Melodey 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.