Girl name#303 of girl names
Melinda
Pronounced M AH0 L IH1 N D AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1970
- 145 years in use
How popular is Melinda?
Melinda is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 136,061 children — the 303rd most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 46% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1970, when 4,225 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AH0 L IH1 N D AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Melinda
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Melinda
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Melinda?
- Melinda ranks 303rd among girls' names in US records, with 136,061 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,125.
- Is Melinda a unisex name?
- No. Melinda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Melinda most popular?
- 1970, when 4,225 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.