Melodie
French spelling of Melody, from the Greek melodia, singing, which joins melos, a tune, with aoide, song. English took the word up in the Middle Ages.
Melodie in 2025
Melodie was given to 94 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,715th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 35,270 babies born.
The history of Melodie
Melodie reached its highest point in 1956, when 409 babies were given the name, ranking 808th that year.
Across the 93 years of records since 1933, 10,502 babies have been named Melodie. Half of them were born before 1970, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Melodie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Melodie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 15 | 7,689 |
| 1940s | 540 | 1,437 |
| 1950s | 2,352 | 808 |
| 1960s | 2,226 | 993 |
| 1970s | 1,396 | 1,410 |
| 1980s | 1,009 | 1,713 |
| 1990s | 704 | 2,638 |
| 2000s | 750 | 3,254 |
| 2010s | 990 | 3,129 |
| 2020s | 520 | 3,340 |
Where Melodie is heading
Melodie has fallen 22% over the past decade, from 121 babies in 2015 to 94 in 2025.
Names like Melodie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Melodie.