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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Melda

Melda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 1043rd; the most babies were born in 1925 (44). More babies were named Melda in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192544 babies
Total since 1880
1,487babies recorded

Melda popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#6,7977
1960#3,30815
1950#2,22720
1940#2,07216
1930#1,55726
1920#1,22440
1910#1,48411
1900#1,04314
1890——
1880——

How popular is Melda, counting every spelling?

Melda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Melda?

About 400 people born in the US named Melda are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 66 and 82. That makes Melda a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Melda by state

How common Melda was among girls born in each state in 1923–1927, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesLA0.04Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Melda, girls, 1923–1927. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Melda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Melda, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Melda

How popular is the name Melda?

Melda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 1043rd; the most babies were born in 1925 (44). More babies were named Melda in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Melda a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,487 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Melda most popular?

In 1923–1927, Melda was most common in Louisiana (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Pennsylvania.