Is Mellody a boy or girl name?

Mellody is a girl’s name. Of the 500 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Mellody

Recorded 1946–2025 · United States

Mellody was most popular in 1956, when 16 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,609 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 500 people named Mellody.

Mellody over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mellody’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mellody a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mellody is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 500 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.

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