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Lois and Melba side by side: Lois peaked in 1927 and Melba in 1924; in 2025 they were given to 124 and 7 babies.

Lois and Melba, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Lois and Melba births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k18801900192019401960198020002025LoisMelba
Lois and Melba births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k18801900192019401960198020002025LoisMelba
Lois and Melba births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k1880190519301955198020052025LoisMelba
Lois and Melba births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k1880193019802025LoisMelba

Girls and boys together; Lois solid, Melba dashed.

Lois and Melba compared
LoisMelba
Births 20251247
Rank 2025#1,670 among girls’ names#12,732 among girls’ names
Recorded since 1880335,59434,925
Peak year19271924
Girls99%99.9%
Alive, estimated97,80010,600
Median age7776

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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