Melinda Name Popularity
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How popular is Melinda?
In 2018 the rare name Melinda, ranked the 1,783rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Melinda is currently less popular.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #72 in 1973.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1970 with 4,225 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Melinda in any given year was 5 in 1911.
Melinda, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1932-1943, 1945-1956, and 1958-1962, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1979-1983, 1984-2003, and 2010-2013.
Melinda's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Melinda has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Melinda?
Melinda's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Melinda is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Melinda has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Melinda (Girl) | Melinda (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 114 | 1,783 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 129 | 1,663 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 139 | 1,590 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 172 | 1,374 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 165 | 1,395 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 149 | 1,488 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 172 | 1,360 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 193 | 1,237 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 227 | 1,098 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 208 | 1,205 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 251 | 1,044 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 251 | 1,046 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 252 | 1,017 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 216 | 1,103 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 219 | 1,059 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 207 | 1,072 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 242 | 927 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 304 | 782 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 337 | 696 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 401 | 606 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 414 | 584 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 462 | 520 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 540 | 465 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 633 | 409 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 765 | 348 | 5 | 9,770 |
| 1993 | | 980 | 283 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 1,085 | 259 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 1,266 | 223 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 1,381 | 208 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 1,586 | 175 | 7 | 6,688 |
| 1988 | | 1,879 | 149 | 10 | 4,655 |
| 1987 | | 1,921 | 143 | 8 | 5,276 |
| 1986 | | 1,959 | 147 | 7 | 5,721 |
| 1985 | | 2,114 | 137 | 5 | 7,219 |
| 1984 | | 2,228 | 129 | 9 | 4,433 |
| 1983 | | 2,143 | 138 | 9 | 4,367 |
| 1982 | | 2,409 | 123 | 11 | 3,855 |
| 1981 | | 2,773 | 108 | 8 | 4,802 |
| 1980 | | 3,202 | 92 | 15 | 3,050 |
| 1979 | | 3,706 | 82 | 13 | 3,294 |
| 1978 | | 3,562 | 84 | 13 | 3,170 |
| 1977 | | 3,045 | 96 | 10 | 3,753 |
| 1976 | | 2,994 | 95 | 11 | 3,400 |
| 1975 | | 3,282 | 91 | 18 | 2,416 |
| 1974 | | 3,751 | 81 | 17 | 2,422 |
| 1973 | | 4,144 | 72 | 12 | 2,962 |
| 1972 | | 3,671 | 81 | 15 | 2,504 |
| 1971 | | 4,057 | 85 | 19 | 2,178 |
| 1970 | | 4,225 | 93 | 11 | 3,009 |
| 1969 | | 3,989 | 89 | 15 | 2,272 |
| 1968 | | 3,814 | 91 | 8 | 3,275 |
| 1967 | | 3,635 | 95 | 8 | 3,152 |
| 1966 | | 3,383 | 102 | 10 | 2,728 |
| 1965 | | 3,799 | 100 | 7 | 3,450 |
| 1964 | | 3,701 | 113 | 7 | 3,500 |
| 1963 | | 3,575 | 121 | 8 | 3,237 |
| 1962 | | 3,851 | 118 | 8 | 3,215 |
| 1961 | | 3,505 | 129 | 7 | 3,563 |
| 1960 | | 3,047 | 143 | 5 | 4,405 |
| 1959 | | 2,811 | 151 | 7 | 3,478 |
| 1958 | | 2,932 | 142 | 5 | 4,311 |
| 1957 | | 2,824 | 146 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 2,715 | 142 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 2,412 | 150 | 5 | 4,196 |
| 1954 | | 1,953 | 176 | 5 | 4,169 |
| 1953 | | 1,774 | 176 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 1,513 | 195 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 1,410 | 205 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 1,162 | 222 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 1,074 | 227 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 840 | 265 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 696 | 299 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 484 | 336 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 355 | 374 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 393 | 347 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 510 | 308 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 442 | 329 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 328 | 374 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 302 | 383 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 192 | 486 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 108 | 664 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 80 | 764 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 48 | 999 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 39 | 1,131 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 20 | 1,749 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 21 | 1,699 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 20 | 1,794 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 18 | 1,929 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 21 | 1,791 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 19 | 1,934 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 10 | 3,087 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 22 | 1,863 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 17 | 2,227 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 26 | 1,685 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 24 | 1,794 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 23 | 1,810 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 22 | 1,872 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 16 | 2,347 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 23 | 1,791 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 25 | 1,636 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 22 | 1,790 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 19 | 1,892 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 24 | 1,568 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 25 | 1,468 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 23 | 1,327 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 17 | 1,445 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 24 | 1,071 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 5 | 2,728 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 16 | 1,152 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 15 | 1,091 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 14 | 1,122 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 15 | 1,024 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 11 | 1,207 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 6 | 1,847 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 18 | 871 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 11 | 1,117 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 10 | 1,188 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 17 | 816 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 20 | 852 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 17 | 810 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 20 | 765 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 15 | 855 | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 14 | 891 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 22 | 677 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 14 | 836 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 13 | 849 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 20 | 653 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 9 | 984 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 13 | 781 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 17 | 633 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 21 | 557 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 8 | 915 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 19 | 521 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 10 | 726 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 7 | 902 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 12 | 575 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 10 | 623 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | 11 | 527 | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | 14 | 462 | < 5 | -- |