Melodi
Melodi was the 3092nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 1857th; the most babies were born in 2021 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved up 733 places. More babies were named Melodi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Melody) melody, tune · English, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #3,092 girls, down 324 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202166 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,072babies recorded
What does the name Melodi mean?
Melodi 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
Melodi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,092 | 53 |
| 2020 | #2,768 | 60 |
| 2010 | #3,867 | 40 |
| 2000 | #6,393 | 17 |
| 1990 | #4,629 | 21 |
| 1980 | #3,382 | 25 |
| 1970 | #2,831 | 25 |
| 1960 | #1,968 | 34 |
| 1950 | #5,842 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Melodi, counting every spelling?
Melodi is a spelling of Melody, a name family that ranked #94 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,092 for Melodi 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 Melodi?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Melodi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Melodi 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 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Melodi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Melodi?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Melodi are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 9 and 54. That makes Melodi mostly worn by children and young adults. 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.
Melodi by state
How common Melodi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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 Melodi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Melodi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Melodi
What does Melodi mean?
Melodi is a spelling of Melody, which means “melody, tune” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Melodi?
Melodi was the 3092nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 1857th; the most babies were born in 2021 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved up 733 places. More babies were named Melodi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Melodi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Melodi in the US.
Where is Melodi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Melodi was most common in Georgia (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.