Is Melida a boy or girl name?

Melida is a girl’s name. Of the 678 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Melida

Recorded 1917–2024 · United States

Melida was most popular in 1976, when 15 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,478 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 678 people named Melida.

Melida over time

Births per year. The dot marks Melida’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Melida a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Melida is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 678 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Melida

Where Melida is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 9.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org