The baby name Melinda appears in baby name data for the United States from 1913 to 2024. It was most popular in 1962 with 5,426 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Melinda has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1929 | 15 |
| 1935 | 10 |
| 1936 | 6 |
| 1937 | 33 |
| 1938 | 73 |
| 1939 | 130 |
| 1940 | 265 |
| 1941 | 275 |
| 1942 | 389 |
| 1943 | 572 |
| 1944 | 307 |
| 1945 | 298 |
| 1946 | 421 |
| 1947 | 688 |
| 1948 | 854 |
| 1949 | 1,057 |
| 1950 | 1,380 |
| 1951 | 1,693 |
| 1952 | 1,800 |
| 1953 | 2,138 |
| 1954 | 2,220 |
| 1955 | 2,730 |
| 1956 | 3,286 |
| 1957 | 3,375 |
| 1958 | 3,551 |
| 1959 | 3,482 |
| 1960 | 3,871 |
| 1961 | 4,548 |
| 1962 | 5,426 |
| 1963 | 3,972 |
| 1964 | 4,363 |
| 1965 | 4,536 |
| 1966 | 4,102 |
| 1967 | 4,309 |
| 1968 | 4,798 |
| 1969 | 5,022 |
| 1970 | 5,217 |
| 1971 | 5,170 |
| 1972 | 4,518 |
| 1973 | 4,970 |
| 1974 | 4,585 |
| 1975 | 3,978 |
| 1976 | 3,504 |
| 1977 | 3,820 |
| 1978 | 4,526 |
| 1979 | 4,564 |
| 1980 | 3,791 |
| 1981 | 3,100 |
| 1982 | 2,632 |
| 1983 | 2,395 |
| 1984 | 2,552 |
| 1985 | 2,449 |
| 1986 | 2,420 |
| 1987 | 2,414 |
| 1988 | 2,258 |
| 1989 | 2,027 |
| 1990 | 1,397 |
| 1991 | 1,594 |
| 1992 | 1,129 |
| 1993 | 1,076 |
| 1994 | 833 |
| 1995 | 619 |
| 1996 | 495 |
| 1997 | 436 |
| 1998 | 400 |
| 1999 | 315 |
| 2000 | 248 |
| 2001 | 245 |
| 2002 | 131 |
| 2003 | 108 |
| 2004 | 201 |
| 2005 | 172 |
| 2006 | 212 |
| 2007 | 199 |
| 2008 | 189 |
| 2009 | 123 |
| 2010 | 137 |
| 2011 | 123 |
| 2012 | 70 |
| 2013 | 87 |
| 2014 | 66 |
| 2015 | 121 |
| 2016 | 79 |
| 2017 | 97 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 49 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 44 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2023 | 60 |
| 2024 | 40 |