Name Legacy

Melrose

Recorded 1902–2025 · United States

Melrose was most popular in 2024, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,628 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,717, with 38 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,231 people named Melrose.

Most popular in2024
Rank that year#5,628
Births that year50
Total since 18801,231
Given to96% girls

Melrose over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Melrose’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Melrose a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Melrose is a girl’s name — 95.9% of the 1,231 Americans given it were girls and 4.1% 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 Melrose

Where Melrose is most concentrated

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

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