female NAME · CURRENTLY #1985

Melinda

muh-LIN-duh

“Beautiful; from Linda, meaning “beautiful””

A familiar given name with a melodic sound and long-standing use.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Melinda has traveled through time

141880 101885 131890 221895 201900 61905 161910 241915 231920 261925 211930 391935 3021940 3551945 1,1631950 2,4181955 3,0511960 3,8021965 4,2361970 3,3001975 3,2161980 2,1191985 1,3811990 6331995 3372000 2172005 2272010 1742015 1052020 972025
LATEST YEAR202597 births
PEAK RANK#72in 1973
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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