Melody

Melody: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “song”
Origin: Greek
Say it: MEL-uh-dee · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Greek melōidia via English vocabulary word melody. It entered use as a given name from the musical term rather than continuous ancient name tradition.

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How popular is Melody?

2024832 per million US babies

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Babies named Melody in 20242,771

2024 rank#91 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 1880111,958

Melody is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Melody

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Melodiemelody, song · French
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Melody questions

What does the name Melody mean?

Melody means "song". It comes from Greek. From Greek melōidia via English vocabulary word melody. It entered use as a given name from the musical term rather than continuous ancient name tradition.

Is Melody a boy or girl name?

Melody is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Melody?

2,771 US babies were named Melody in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Melody?

Melody is usually pronounced MEL-uh-dee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.