Girl · Name family
Melody
183,360births recorded
20Countries
5Variants
2008Peak · Québec
#76Québec 2025
Melody is a girl name family recorded 183,360 times in 20 countries since 1903. It ranks highest today in Québec (#76 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Québec in 2008, at 373.8 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Melodie (France, Québec).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
All forms of Melody
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melody | English | 115,084 | 🇺🇸 United States | #79 | 2025 | ▲ 59 % |
| Melody | English | 10,700 | 🇫🇷 France | #887 | 1990 | ▼ 50 % |
| Melody | English | 10,215 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #193 | 2015 | ▲ 324 % |
| Melody | English | 3,835 | 🏴 England & Wales | #248 | 2023 | ▲ 25 % |
| Melody | English | 2,918 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #116 | 2024 | ▲ 22 % |
| Melody | English | 1,764 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #150 | 2008 | ▼ 24 % |
| Melodie | English | 14,545 | 🇫🇷 France | #531 | 1990 | ▼ 35 % |
| Melodie | English | 10,502 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2017 | 1956 | ▼ 13 % |
| Melodie | English | 4,537 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #76 | 2005 | ▼ 23 % |
| Melodie | English | 717 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1973 | – |
| Melodie | English | 355 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2277 | 2012 | ▼ 13 % |
| Melodie | English | 189 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1997 | – |
| Melodi | English | 2,072 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3067 | 2021 | ▲ 48 % |
| Melodi | English | 528 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #914 | 2015 | ▲ 744 % |
| Melodi | English | 105 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2011 | – |
| Melodi | English | 25 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2024 | – |
| Melodi | English | 23 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #782 | 2025 | – |
| Melodi | English | 13 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2020 | – |
| Melodye | English | 816 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1954 | – |
| Melodye | English | 25 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1993 | – |
| Mellody | English | 500 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8860 | 2024 | ▲ 106 % |
How we grouped these names
- Melodie ↔ Melody — verified against linguistic sources
- Melodie ↔ Melodye — spelling variant
- Melody ↔ Melodi — spelling variant
- Melody ↔ Mellody — spelling variant
Questions about Melody
How popular is the name Melody?
In 2025 it ranked #76 in Québec. Official registers record 183,360 births across 20 countries.
What is Melody in other languages?
Melodie (English); Melodi (English); Melodye (English); Mellody (English).
When was Melody most popular?
It peaked in Québec in 2008, at 373.8 births per 100,000.
Is Melody a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Melody is a girl name.