Melodee
Melodee was the 8182nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 991st; the most babies were born in 1956 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,222 places. More babies were named Melodee in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Melody) melody, tune · English, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #8,182 girls, down 3,058 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1956104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,722babies recorded
What does the name Melodee mean?
Melodee is a spelling of Melody, pronounced the same way, so it shares Melody's meaning and origin.
Melody is the English word for a tune, used as a girl's name since the 20th century, according to Wiktionary. The word came through French and Latin from Greek melodia, 'singing, chanting', made from melos, 'song, musical phrase', and oide, 'song' (as in ode). Wikipedia describes it as a modern English name taken directly from the vocabulary word. It belongs with other music-inspired names such as Harmony and Lyric.
μελῳδία (Ancient Greek, “singing, chanting”)μέλος (Ancient Greek, “song, musical phrase”)ᾠδή (Ancient Greek, “song”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Melodie, Harmony.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Melody', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'melody', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Melody (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Melodee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,182 | 13 |
| 2020 | #5,124 | 25 |
| 2010 | #3,555 | 45 |
| 2000 | #8,963 | 11 |
| 1990 | #6,030 | 15 |
| 1980 | #3,683 | 22 |
| 1970 | #2,144 | 38 |
| 1960 | #1,298 | 72 |
| 1950 | #1,312 | 49 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Melodee, counting every spelling?
Melodee is a spelling of Melody, a name family that ranked #94 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,182 for Melodee on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,266 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melody | 3,095 | #79 | 13,489 |
| Melodie | 94 | #2,032 | 429 |
| Melodi | 53 | #3,092 | 286 |
| Melodee | 13 | #8,182 | 123 |
| Mellody | 11 | #9,269 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Melodee?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Melodee (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Melodee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Melodee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Melodee?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Melodee are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 23 and 69. That makes Melodee a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Melodee by state
How common Melodee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Melodee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Melodee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Melodee
What does Melodee mean?
Melodee is a spelling of Melody, which means “melody, tune” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Melodee?
Melodee was the 8182nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 991st; the most babies were born in 1956 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,222 places. More babies were named Melodee in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Melodee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Melodee in the US.
Where is Melodee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Melodee was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.