Fun Facts About the Name Mellody
- 500 babies named Mellody: U.S. records list 500 babies given the name Mellody from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mellody Mean?
Mellody is a spelling variant of the English name Melody, and it carries the same meaning: "song." The word descends from Greek melōidia (μελῳδία), meaning "singing" or "chant," which was formed from melos (μέλος), "song, tune," and ōidē (ᾠδή), "song, ode," a noun related to the verb aeidein (ἀείδειν), "to sing." Greek passed the word to Latin as melodia and Latin passed it to Old French as melodie, from which English took the common noun melody - a tune, or a sequence of musical notes. The name's sense is therefore the literal one of the Greek source word, not a later symbolic reading. The doubled l in Mellody is a variation in English spelling and does not alter the derivation.
Mellody Name History & Origins
Melody is recorded in English first as a common noun, borrowed during the Middle Ages from Old French melodie, which came from Late Latin melodia and ultimately from Greek melōidia. Its use as a personal name is more recent, appearing in the 19th century alongside other English girls' names taken from words for pleasing or abstract qualities, such as Harmony, Grace, and Charity. The spelling Mellody is a later variant that doubles the l; doubling a consonant in this way is a common kind of spelling variation in English given names and does not point to a separate origin or meaning.
How Popular is the Name Mellody?
Mellody has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1956. Its best rank was #3,012 in 1956.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,269 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #7,813 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #13,006 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #11,883 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,833 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #8,762 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #11,079 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #12,122 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #15,321 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #8,263 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #15,767 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #11,625 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #14,144 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #9,525 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #9,536 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #11,930 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #16,795 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #16,883 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #15,416 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #15,125 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #14,798 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #12,986 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #15,739 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #12,792 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #12,529 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #11,809 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #11,527 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #9,784 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #11,488 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #7,175 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #9,725 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #9,287 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #9,208 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #5,087 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #9,678 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #5,878 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #5,846 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #5,289 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #5,318 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #6,740 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #4,212 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #4,738 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #5,137 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #4,264 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #4,775 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #4,190 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #3,729 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #3,169 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1959 | #3,753 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,049 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1957 | #3,610 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #3,012 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #4,278 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #5,540 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #5,227 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #5,841 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #5,060 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #5,760 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #5,443 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Mellody Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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