Melody Popularity by Year
Follow Melody across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Melody 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 | 3,095 | #79 | Up 12 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 2,783 | #91 | Up 12 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 2,572 | #103 | Up 6 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 2,573 | #109 | Up 4 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 2,466 | #113 | Down 7 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 2,524 | #106 | Up 12 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 2,466 | #118 | Up 17 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 6 | #10,760 | Down 5,595 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 2,155 | #135 | Up 9 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 2,072 | #144 | No rank change |
| 2016 | Girls | 2,148 | #144 | Up 4 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 2,178 | #148 | Up 9 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 2,065 | #157 | Up 15 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 1,867 | #172 | No rank change |
| 2012 | Girls | 1,791 | #172 | Up 29 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 1,562 | #201 | Down 4 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 1,575 | #197 | Up 29 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 1,452 | #226 | Up 54 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 1,220 | #280 | Up 15 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 1,143 | #295 | Up 4 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 1,107 | #299 | Up 11 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 1,040 | #310 | Up 1 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 1,018 | #311 | Down 8 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 1,023 | #303 | Down 6 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 1,045 | #297 | Down 7 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 1,080 | #290 | Up 108 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 720 | #398 | Up 38 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 627 | #436 | Down 46 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 708 | #390 | Down 20 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 736 | #370 | Up 29 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 664 | #399 | Down 30 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 708 | #369 | Down 11 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 730 | #358 | Down 6 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 731 | #352 | Down 44 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 906 | #308 | Up 10 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 850 | #318 | Down 3 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 867 | #315 | Down 19 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 9 | #5,165 | Up 924 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 881 | #296 | Down 13 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 884 | #283 | Down 13 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 6 | #6,089 | Down 1,236 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 906 | #270 | Down 1 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 8 | #4,853 | Down 301 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 935 | #269 | Down 10 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 967 | #259 | Down 25 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 8 | #4,552 | Down 53 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 1,088 | #234 | Down 9 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 8 | #4,499 | Up 1,886 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 1,107 | #225 | Up 4 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 5 | #6,385 | Down 2,232 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 1,115 | #229 | Down 6 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 9 | #4,153 | Up 2,097 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 1,175 | #223 | Down 24 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 5 | #6,250 | Down 194 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 1,317 | #199 | Down 2 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 5 | #6,056 | Down 284 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 1,365 | #197 | Down 2 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 5 | #5,772 | Down 1,760 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 1,330 | #195 | Up 1 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 1,371 | #196 | Up 3 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 8 | #4,012 | Up 178 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 1,215 | #199 | Up 7 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 1,198 | #206 | Up 5 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 7 | #4,190 | Down 136 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 1,198 | #211 | Up 13 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 7 | #4,054 | Up 932 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 1,124 | #224 | Up 18 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 5 | #4,986 | Down 756 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 1,122 | #242 | Up 2 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 1,203 | #244 | Up 18 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 6 | #4,230 | Down 1,168 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 1,176 | #262 | Down 23 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 9 | #3,062 | Up 886 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 1,245 | #239 | Down 9 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 1,282 | #230 | Down 26 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 1,528 | #204 | Down 12 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 5 | #3,948 | Down 1,168 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 1,707 | #192 | Up 6 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 9 | #2,780 | Up 1,259 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 1,664 | #198 | Down 6 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 5 | #4,039 | Down 734 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 1,897 | #192 | Down 10 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 2,093 | #182 | Up 3 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 7 | #3,305 | Down 208 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 2,026 | #185 | Down 13 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 8 | #3,097 | Up 941 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 2,272 | #172 | Down 19 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 5 | #4,038 | Down 1,396 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 2,755 | #153 | Up 32 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 1,953 | #185 | Up 9 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 10 | #2,642 | Up 1,351 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 1,743 | #194 | Down 12 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 5 | #3,993 | — |
| 1957 | Girls | 1,989 | #182 | Down 27 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 2,389 | #155 | Up 31 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 1,801 | #186 | Up 13 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 1,546 | #199 | Up 23 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 1,296 | #222 | Up 10 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 1,131 | #232 | Up 28 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 887 | #260 | Up 13 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 791 | #273 | Up 9 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 740 | #282 | Down 1 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 739 | #281 | Down 2 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 759 | #279 | Up 43 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 538 | #322 | Up 83 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 307 | #405 | Up 106 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 200 | #511 | Up 26 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 195 | #537 | Down 15 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 202 | #522 | Up 498 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 51 | #1,020 | Up 498 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 26 | #1,518 | Up 120 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 22 | #1,638 | Down 256 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 29 | #1,382 | Up 463 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 18 | #1,845 | Down 44 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 18 | #1,801 | Up 294 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 15 | #2,095 | Down 92 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 16 | #2,003 | Up 272 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 13 | #2,275 | Up 369 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 11 | #2,644 | Up 106 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 10 | #2,750 | Down 727 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 17 | #2,023 | Up 898 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 10 | #2,921 | Up 348 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 9 | #3,269 | Up 1,157 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 6 | #4,426 | Down 424 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 7 | #4,002 | Up 1,007 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 5 | #5,009 | Down 34 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 5 | #4,975 | Down 2,099 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 7 | #2,876 | — |