Melodie
Melodie was the 2032nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 451st with 409 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 295 places. More babies were named Melodie in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Melody) melody, tune · English, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #2,032 girls, up 12 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 94girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1956409 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,502babies recorded
What does the name Melodie mean?
Melodie 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
Melodie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,032 | 94 |
| 2020 | #2,044 | 91 |
| 2010 | #1,750 | 119 |
| 2000 | #2,252 | 70 |
| 1990 | #1,822 | 79 |
| 1980 | #1,021 | 142 |
| 1970 | #967 | 131 |
| 1960 | #554 | 312 |
| 1950 | #911 | 96 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Melodie, counting every spelling?
Melodie is a spelling of Melody, a name family that ranked #94 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,032 for Melodie 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 Melodie?
94 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Melodie (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Melodie 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 89 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Melodie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Melodie?
About 9,400 people born in the US named Melodie are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 28 and 66. That makes Melodie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. 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.
Melodie by state
How common Melodie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 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 Melodie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Melodie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Melodie
What does Melodie mean?
Melodie is a spelling of Melody, which means “melody, tune” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Melodie?
Melodie was the 2032nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 451st with 409 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 295 places. More babies were named Melodie in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Melodie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Melodie in the US.
Where is Melodie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Melodie was most common in Massachusetts (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Florida.