The baby name Melba appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1987. It was most popular in 1930 with 1,362 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Melba has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 156 |
| 1911 | 137 |
| 1912 | 232 |
| 1913 | 306 |
| 1914 | 424 |
| 1915 | 587 |
| 1916 | 707 |
| 1917 | 929 |
| 1918 | 1,100 |
| 1919 | 954 |
| 1920 | 1,135 |
| 1921 | 1,043 |
| 1922 | 1,078 |
| 1923 | 981 |
| 1924 | 1,156 |
| 1925 | 1,354 |
| 1926 | 1,177 |
| 1927 | 1,272 |
| 1928 | 1,355 |
| 1929 | 1,252 |
| 1930 | 1,362 |
| 1931 | 1,145 |
| 1932 | 1,343 |
| 1933 | 1,204 |
| 1934 | 979 |
| 1935 | 1,309 |
| 1936 | 946 |
| 1937 | 1,051 |
| 1938 | 1,038 |
| 1939 | 899 |
| 1940 | 930 |
| 1941 | 766 |
| 1942 | 603 |
| 1943 | 901 |
| 1944 | 566 |
| 1945 | 452 |
| 1946 | 511 |
| 1947 | 430 |
| 1948 | 415 |
| 1949 | 379 |
| 1950 | 433 |
| 1951 | 474 |
| 1952 | 403 |
| 1953 | 532 |
| 1954 | 477 |
| 1955 | 447 |
| 1956 | 416 |
| 1957 | 422 |
| 1958 | 345 |
| 1959 | 297 |
| 1960 | 260 |
| 1961 | 267 |
| 1962 | 274 |
| 1963 | 109 |
| 1964 | 68 |
| 1965 | 44 |
| 1966 | 62 |
| 1967 | 56 |
| 1968 | 43 |
| 1969 | 54 |
| 1970 | 76 |
| 1971 | 41 |
| 1972 | 76 |
| 1973 | 43 |
| 1974 | 33 |
| 1975 | 34 |
| 1976 | 33 |
| 1977 | 33 |
| 1978 | 37 |
| 1979 | 19 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| 1981 | 14 |
| 1982 | 9 |
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1984 | 16 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 14 |