Melody

Melody was the #79 girls' name in the US in 2025 (3,095 babies), and #248 in England & Wales and #174 in Canada.

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada
2025	#79 (3,095)	#248 (188)	#178 (23)	—	#718 (4)	#174 (166)
2024	#91 (2,783)	#289 (155)	#230 (16)	#407 (3)	#372 (10)	#155 (176)
2023	#103 (2,572)	#236 (192)	#236 (16)	#391 (3)	#364 (10)	#181 (150)
2022	#109 (2,573)	#258 (181)	#285 (12)	—	#502 (7)	#165 (163)
2021	#113 (2,466)	#297 (158)	#316 (11)	#298 (5)	#464 (8)	#159 (180)
2020	#106 (2,524)	#290 (161)	#220 (17)	—	—	#155 (171)
2019	#118 (2,466)	#295 (164)	#267 (14)	—	#457 (8)	#154 (184)
2018	#135 (2,155)	#312 (152)	#376 (9)	—	#629 (5)	#159 (183)
2017	#144 (2,072)	#308 (158)	#369 (9)	—	#734 (4)	#169 (173)
2016	#144 (2,148)	#276 (180)	#383 (9)	—	#585 (6)	#170 (182)
2015	#148 (2,178)	#269 (185)	#281 (14)	—	#660 (5)	#150 (200)
2014	#157 (2,065)	#293 (163)	#395 (9)	#439 (3)	#536 (7)	#165 (200)
2013	#172 (1,867)	#261 (183)	#288 (14)	—	#540 (7)	#207 (162)
2012	#172 (1,791)	#285 (170)	#351 (11)	—	#677 (5)	#153 (209)
2011	#201 (1,562)	#275 (179)	#334 (11)	—	#695 (5)	#192 (167)

The tide so far

about 1 in 520 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 2. How we work this out.

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 520	common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 1,300	uncommon
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 780	common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 5,300	uncommon
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 900	common

On its recent trend, Melody is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 510 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 480 to 1 in 540.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Melody (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#116	90
Quebec	2025	#153	36

Melody (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Melody	Canada	Girls	#174	166
Melody	England & Wales	Girls	#248	188
Melody	Ireland	Girls	#718	4
Melody	Northern Ireland	Girls	—	too few
Melody	Scotland	Girls	#178	23
Melody	US	Girls	#79	3,095
Melody	US	Boys	—	too few