The baby name Melody appears in baby name data for the United States from 1941 to 2024. It was most popular in 1960 with 3,596 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Melody has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1941 | 26 |
| 1942 | 167 |
| 1943 | 178 |
| 1944 | 114 |
| 1945 | 258 |
| 1946 | 493 |
| 1947 | 893 |
| 1948 | 845 |
| 1949 | 827 |
| 1950 | 1,023 |
| 1951 | 1,176 |
| 1952 | 1,502 |
| 1953 | 1,718 |
| 1954 | 1,878 |
| 1955 | 2,171 |
| 1956 | 3,078 |
| 1957 | 2,450 |
| 1958 | 2,155 |
| 1959 | 2,484 |
| 1960 | 3,596 |
| 1961 | 2,987 |
| 1962 | 2,857 |
| 1963 | 2,425 |
| 1964 | 2,343 |
| 1965 | 1,974 |
| 1966 | 2,115 |
| 1967 | 1,881 |
| 1968 | 1,613 |
| 1969 | 1,568 |
| 1970 | 1,510 |
| 1971 | 1,501 |
| 1972 | 1,399 |
| 1973 | 1,371 |
| 1974 | 1,446 |
| 1975 | 1,457 |
| 1976 | 1,382 |
| 1977 | 1,635 |
| 1978 | 1,639 |
| 1979 | 1,555 |
| 1980 | 1,529 |
| 1981 | 1,281 |
| 1982 | 1,136 |
| 1983 | 1,106 |
| 1984 | 1,139 |
| 1985 | 992 |
| 1986 | 1,065 |
| 1987 | 1,036 |
| 1988 | 1,034 |
| 1989 | 1,042 |
| 1990 | 774 |
| 1991 | 985 |
| 1992 | 824 |
| 1993 | 702 |
| 1994 | 681 |
| 1995 | 601 |
| 1996 | 667 |
| 1997 | 696 |
| 1998 | 733 |
| 1999 | 525 |
| 2000 | 554 |
| 2001 | 927 |
| 2002 | 820 |
| 2003 | 954 |
| 2004 | 1,126 |
| 2005 | 1,170 |
| 2006 | 1,022 |
| 2007 | 1,100 |
| 2008 | 1,176 |
| 2009 | 1,176 |
| 2010 | 1,277 |
| 2011 | 1,532 |
| 2012 | 1,744 |
| 2013 | 1,657 |
| 2014 | 1,792 |
| 2015 | 2,228 |
| 2016 | 2,230 |
| 2017 | 2,215 |
| 2018 | 2,202 |
| 2019 | 2,563 |
| 2020 | 2,500 |
| 2021 | 2,686 |
| 2022 | 2,870 |
| 2023 | 2,947 |
| 2024 | 3,095 |