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Melody

“Song or tune; from Greek for singing, chanting” — Greek via English origin

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

Melody has appeared in US records since 1914 — best rank #79 (2025) · 114,914 babies named Melody all-time · 1 in 520 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 370 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 730 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 780 girls in Scotland (2025).

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

Famous Melodys

• Melody — Spanish singer, songwriter, actress and model
• Melody Gardot — American jazz singer
• Melody Thornton — American singer
• Melody Anderson — Canadian-American actress
• Melody Thomas Scott — actress

In stories & tradition

• Melody (River Song) — Doctor Who
• Projekt Melody — anthropomorphic artificial intelligence
• Melody — The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

What Melodys become

Among 163 notable people named Melody:

Entertainers appear 3.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Melody, Spanish singer, songwriter, actress and model.

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