Girls' name · since 1943
Melodye
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 816 babies named Melodye, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 816
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
816 girls have been named Melodye since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Melodye has 816 recorded births among girls since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1984.
- #8,618 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 816 born since 1943
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melodye ranks #8,618 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 816 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 816
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Melodye's 816 recorded births place it above 88.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Melodye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melodye's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 90, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melodye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1984
- Peak year (1954)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Melodye by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (385 births, 47% of the file).
1950s was Melodye's strongest decade.
385 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Melodye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 142
1940s
142 births
- 1950s
1950s
385 births
- 1960s
1960s
172 births
- 1970s 102
1970s
102 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 385 births (47% of all-time use).
How Melodye 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 Melodye's total volume
Melodye by state
Where Melodye concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 27 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 23 | 2.8% |
| #4 | California | | 22 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
27 of 816 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Melodye appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Melodye's data
- Melodye's decade-level peak was the 1950s (385 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Melodyes (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Melodye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1943–1984 (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 Melodye 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.