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Melody

Girl's name · #79 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Melody is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1914, it stood at #79 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 115,000 girls have been named Melody along the way.

Disney’s The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea introduced Ariel’s daughter Melody in 2000. US births of Melody rose from 720 that year to 1,080 in 2001.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#22 in Ecuador (2025) · #102 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #174 in Canada (2025) · #178 in Scotland (2025) · #217 in New Zealand (2025) · #248 in England & Wales (2025) · #277 in Mexico (2024) · #294 in Italy (2024) · #346 in Poland (2025) · #353 in Sweden (2025) · #376 in Austria (2025) · #385 in Netherlands (2025) and 6 more.

Famous Melodys

• Melody — Spanish singer (born 1990)
• Melody Gardot — American jazz singer (born 1985)
• Melody Thornton — American singer and television personality (born 1984)
• Melody Thomas Scott — American actress (born 1956)
• Melody Anderson — Canadian-American actress (born 1955)

In stories & tradition

• Melody (River Song) — Fictional character from Doctor Who
• Projekt Melody — Anthropomorphic artificial intelligence
• Melody^fr — The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (film)

What Melodys become

Among 173 notable people named Melody:

Entertainers appear 3.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Melody, Spanish singer (born 1990).

Similar names: Iris · Melany · Elodie · Evangeline · Margot · Madelyn

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