Melinda Popularity by Year
Follow Melinda across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Melinda birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 97 | #1,981 | Up 118 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 91 | #2,099 | Up 8 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 91 | #2,107 | Up 146 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 83 | #2,253 | Down 196 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 93 | #2,057 | Down 208 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 105 | #1,849 | Up 122 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 98 | #1,971 | Down 254 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 120 | #1,717 | Down 74 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 131 | #1,643 | Down 53 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 139 | #1,590 | Down 228 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 174 | #1,362 | Up 29 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 165 | #1,391 | Up 88 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 150 | #1,479 | Down 133 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 174 | #1,346 | Down 109 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 193 | #1,237 | Down 142 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 227 | #1,095 | Up 103 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 209 | #1,198 | Down 162 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 253 | #1,036 | Up 9 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 251 | #1,045 | Down 30 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 252 | #1,015 | Up 81 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 217 | #1,096 | Down 38 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 219 | #1,058 | Up 9 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 209 | #1,067 | Down 144 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 242 | #923 | Down 151 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 306 | #772 | Down 77 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 337 | #695 | Down 89 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 401 | #606 | Down 23 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 414 | #583 | Down 65 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 462 | #518 | Down 54 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 540 | #464 | Down 55 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 633 | #409 | Down 61 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 5 | #8,800 | Down 2,571 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 765 | #348 | Down 65 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 979 | #283 | Down 24 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 1,085 | #259 | Down 36 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 1,266 | #223 | Down 15 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 1,381 | #208 | Down 33 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 7 | #6,229 | Down 1,779 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 1,586 | #175 | Down 27 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 10 | #4,450 | Up 518 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 1,879 | #148 | Down 5 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 8 | #4,968 | Up 364 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 1,920 | #143 | Up 4 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 7 | #5,332 | Up 1,191 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 1,959 | #147 | Down 10 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 5 | #6,523 | Down 2,308 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 2,114 | #137 | Down 8 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 9 | #4,215 | Down 74 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 2,228 | #129 | Up 9 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 9 | #4,141 | Down 449 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 2,142 | #138 | Down 15 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 11 | #3,692 | Up 817 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 2,409 | #123 | Down 15 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 8 | #4,509 | Down 1,544 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 2,774 | #108 | Down 16 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 15 | #2,965 | Up 203 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 3,201 | #92 | Down 10 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 13 | #3,168 | Down 98 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 3,705 | #82 | Up 2 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 13 | #3,070 | Up 536 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 3,563 | #84 | Up 12 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 10 | #3,606 | Down 342 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 3,044 | #96 | Down 1 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 11 | #3,264 | Down 903 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 2,995 | #95 | Down 4 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 18 | #2,361 | Down 3 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 3,282 | #91 | Down 10 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 17 | #2,358 | Up 499 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 3,752 | #81 | Down 9 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 12 | #2,857 | Down 439 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 4,144 | #72 | Up 9 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 15 | #2,418 | Down 292 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 3,671 | #81 | Up 4 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 19 | #2,126 | Up 765 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 4,057 | #85 | Up 8 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 11 | #2,891 | Down 674 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 4,225 | #93 | Down 4 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 15 | #2,217 | Up 890 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 3,988 | #89 | Up 1 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 8 | #3,107 | Down 122 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 3,814 | #90 | Up 5 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 8 | #2,985 | Down 358 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 3,632 | #95 | Up 7 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 10 | #2,627 | Up 910 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 3,382 | #102 | Down 2 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 6 | #3,537 | Down 255 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 3,796 | #100 | Up 13 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 7 | #3,282 | Down 238 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 3,703 | #113 | Up 8 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 8 | #3,044 | Down 3 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 3,575 | #121 | Down 3 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 8 | #3,041 | Up 315 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 3,854 | #118 | Up 11 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 7 | #3,356 | Up 682 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 3,507 | #129 | Up 14 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 5 | #4,038 | Down 748 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 3,046 | #143 | Up 8 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 7 | #3,290 | Up 654 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 2,805 | #151 | Down 9 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 5 | #3,944 | Down 58 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 2,937 | #142 | Up 4 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 2,828 | #146 | Down 4 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 2,713 | #142 | Up 8 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 5 | #3,886 | Down 59 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 2,413 | #150 | Up 26 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 5 | #3,827 | — |
| 1954 | Girls | 1,954 | #176 | No rank change |
| 1953 | Girls | 1,773 | #176 | Up 19 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 1,513 | #195 | Up 10 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 1,410 | #205 | Up 16 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 1,163 | #221 | Up 6 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 1,073 | #227 | Up 38 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 840 | #265 | Up 34 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 696 | #299 | Up 37 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 484 | #336 | Up 38 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 355 | #374 | Down 27 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 393 | #347 | Down 39 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 510 | #308 | Up 21 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 442 | #329 | Up 45 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 328 | #374 | Up 9 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 302 | #383 | Up 101 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 192 | #484 | Up 175 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 108 | #659 | Up 102 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 80 | #761 | Up 232 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 48 | #993 | Up 126 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 39 | #1,119 | Up 578 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 20 | #1,697 | Down 39 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 21 | #1,658 | Up 96 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 20 | #1,754 | Up 122 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 18 | #1,876 | Down 128 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 21 | #1,748 | Up 144 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 19 | #1,892 | Up 1,062 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 10 | #2,954 | Down 1,126 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 22 | #1,828 | Up 337 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 17 | #2,165 | Down 518 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 26 | #1,647 | Up 123 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 24 | #1,770 | Up 12 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 23 | #1,782 | Up 54 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 22 | #1,836 | Up 446 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 16 | #2,282 | Down 531 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 23 | #1,751 | Down 147 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 25 | #1,604 | Up 150 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 22 | #1,754 | Up 93 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 19 | #1,847 | Down 314 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 24 | #1,533 | Down 58 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 24 | #1,475 | Down 172 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 23 | #1,303 | Up 102 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 17 | #1,405 | Down 350 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 24 | #1,055 | Up 1,408 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 5 | #2,463 | Down 1,353 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 16 | #1,110 | Down 58 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 15 | #1,052 | Up 32 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 14 | #1,084 | Down 94 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 15 | #990 | Up 164 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 11 | #1,154 | Up 542 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 6 | #1,696 | Down 843 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 18 | #853 | Up 223 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 11 | #1,076 | Up 57 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 10 | #1,133 | Down 338 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 17 | #795 | Up 38 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 20 | #833 | Down 42 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 17 | #791 | Down 41 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 20 | #750 | Up 76 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 15 | #826 | Up 46 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 14 | #872 | Down 214 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 22 | #658 | Up 154 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 14 | #812 | Up 14 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 13 | #826 | Down 188 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 20 | #638 | Up 305 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 9 | #943 | Down 185 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 13 | #758 | Down 138 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 17 | #620 | Down 72 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 21 | #548 | Up 312 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 8 | #860 | Down 352 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 19 | #508 | Up 187 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 10 | #695 | Up 156 places |
| 1884 | Girls | 7 | #851 | Down 290 places |
| 1883 | Girls | 12 | #561 | Up 35 places |
| 1882 | Girls | 10 | #596 | Down 93 places |
| 1881 | Girls | 11 | #503 | Down 54 places |
| 1880 | Girls | 14 | #449 | — |