Meaning and history
Mélody is derived from the English word melody, which ultimately comes through Old French and Late Latin from Greek μέλος (melos), meaning “song,” combined with ἀείδω (aeido), meaning “to sing.”
20062006: 1,107 births, rank #299
2007: 1,143 births, rank #295
2008: 1,220 births, rank #280
2009: 1,452 births, rank #226
2010: 1,575 births, rank #197
20112011: 1,562 births, rank #201
2012: 1,791 births, rank #172
2013: 1,867 births, rank #172
2014: 2,065 births, rank #157
2015: 2,178 births, rank #148
20162016: 2,148 births, rank #144
2017: 2,072 births, rank #144
2018: 2,155 births, rank #135
2019: 2,466 births, rank #118
2020: 2,524 births, rank #106
20212021: 2,466 births, rank #113
2022: 2,573 births, rank #109
2023: 2,572 births, rank #103
2024: 2,783 births, rank #91
20252025: 3,095 births, rank #79
Melody has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #399 in 2000 to #79 in 2025. It now stands at #79 for girls. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 3,095.