Girls' name · since 1943
Melynda
2,723 babies named Melynda in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 2,723
- total births
- 1943–2021
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Melynda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,723 recorded since 1943.
Social Security Administration records show Melynda recorded 2,723 times among girls since 1943, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2021.
- 2,723 total births
- 1943–2021 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Melynda's 2,723 recorded births place it above 95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Melynda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melynda'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 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 100, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melynda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2021
- Peak year (1973)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Melynda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Melynda's strongest decade.
879 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Melynda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
- 1950s 169
1950s
169 births
- 1960s
1960s
617 births
- 1970s
1970s
879 births
- 1980s
1980s
607 births
- 1990s 271
1990s
271 births
- 2000s 84
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 879 births (32% of all-time use).
How Melynda 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 Melynda's total volume
Melynda vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Melynda by state
Where Melynda concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 208 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 180 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 93 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 41 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 37 | 1.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 33 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 26 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 18 | 0.7% |
208 of 2,723 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Melynda appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- Melynda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (879 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melyndas (208 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1943–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Melynda: Baby Name Since 1943 - 2,723 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melynda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Melynda 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 July 2026.