girl's name
Melda
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,079
Melda is a girl's name. In 1975 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1925, when 44 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1887.
Melda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1975, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 34 |
| 1900s | 102 |
| 1910s | 249 |
| 1920s | 349 |
| 1930s | 238 |
| 1940s | 201 |
| 1950s | 188 |
| 1960s | 94 |
| 1970s (to 1975) | 27 |
How popular is Melda?
In 1975, Melda was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Melda is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Melda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Melda also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Melda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melda
How popular is the name Melda?
In 1975, Melda was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Melda a girl's or a boy's name?
Melda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Melda most popular?
Melda peaked in 1925, when 44 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.
Is Melda a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Melda currently ranks #6,104 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.