Girl's name
Melody
Say it MEL-uh-dee
English origin melody
3 syllables
Where Melody is loved, common and rare
Rare in Canada, Britain, Italy and ten more places.
1 in 778 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Ontario 116thQuebec 155thScotland 178th
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Every place
In 16 of the 40 official lists, among them Ontario (116th), Quebec (155th) and Scotland (178th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario province | 116th 2024 | 90 | about 1 in 605 |
| Quebec province | 155th 2025 | 36 | about 1 in 722 |
| Scotland | 178th 2025 | 23 | 1 in 778 |
| British Columbia province | 203rd 2023 | 15 | about 1 in 797 |
| England and Wales | 248th 2025 | 188 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Italy | 293rd 2024 | 56 | 1 in 3,199 |
| Poland | 343rd 2025 | 11 | 1 in 10,890 |
| Sweden | 353rd 2025 | 20 | about 1 in 2,008 |
| Austria | 362nd 2025 | 14 | 1 in 2,552 |
| The Netherlands | 385th 2025 | 35 | about 1 in 1,743 |
| Switzerland | 409th 2025 | 17 | 1 in 2,000 |
| Cologne city | 419th 2023 | 2 | about 1 in 3,072 |
| Israel מלודי | 508th 2024 | 18 | about 1 in 4,360 |
| Berlin city | 615th 2023 | 4 | about 1 in 3,626 |
| Ireland | 718th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 5,282 |
| France as Mélody | 884th 2025 | 75 | 1 in 3,824 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Spain, Catalonia, Hungary and Slovenia.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France). How we count, and every source
About the name
The English word melody, used as a name, gives Melody its meaning. It has been in regular use as a given name since the 20th century.
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Three syllables, said MEL-uh-dee, with the stress on the first. Mel is a natural short form. Mélody is the French spelling, and Melodie, Melodi and Mellody are other versions.
It is used in about sixteen regions, with its best positions in Ontario, Quebec and Scotland. It is also used in Italy, Poland and Sweden. French records place its peak in 1990, and today it is rising and falling in similar numbers of regions, so it holds a steady position as a musical word name that most people recognise instantly.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- MEL-uh-dee, 3 syllables
- Meaning
melody
- Origin
- English
- Other spellings
- Melodie
- Melony
- Melodi
- Elody
- Mellody
Counted together here: Mélody.
Etymology
From the noun melody; in regular use since the 20th century.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 4 of 13 regions, falling in 3.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 276 | 308 | 312 | 295 | 290 | 297 | 258 | 236 | 289 | 248 |
| Scotland | 383 | 369 | 376 | 267 | 220 | 316 | 285 | 236 | 230 | 178 |
| Northern Ireland | 298 | 391 | 407 | |||||||
| Ireland | 585 | 734 | 629 | 457 | 464 | 502 | 364 | 372 | 718 | |
| Ontario | 212 | 173 | 142 | 149 | 147 | 184 | 149 | 201 | 116 | |
| British Columbia | 162 | 313 | 256 | 170 | 230 | 131 | 191 | 203 | ||
| South Australia | 230 | 223 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 136 | 124 | 142 | 145 | 183 | 155 | 169 | 227 | 196 | 155 |
| France | 526 | 524 | 585 | 607 | 571 | 584 | 737 | 745 | 669 | 884 |
| The Netherlands | 324 | 384 | 407 | 343 | 468 | 409 | 291 | 381 | 385 | |
| Austria | 873 | 411 | 417 | 398 | 452 | 597 | 410 | 580 | 552 | 362 |
| Switzerland | 373 | 308 | 304 | 490 | 333 | 267 | 354 | 417 | 308 | 409 |
| Berlin | 266 | 317 | 382 | 435 | 378 | 325 | 283 | 615 | ||
| Cologne | 116 | 101 | 349 | 206 | 112 | 435 | 318 | 419 | ||
| Bonn | 119 | 222 | 237 | 419 | 239 | 362 | ||||
| Leipzig | 375 | 411 | 263 | 243 | 191 | 254 | 215 | 222 | ||
| Rostock | 136 | 143 | 202 | 202 | ||||||
| Sweden | 305 | 331 | 355 | 348 | 337 | 296 | 326 | 440 | 300 | 353 |
| Catalonia | 445 | 286 | 601 | |||||||
| Italy | 547 | 381 | 354 | 324 | 321 | 293 | ||||
| Poland | 426 | 491 | 402 | 389 | 322 | 357 | 478 | 495 | 600 | 343 |
| Israel | 810 | 790 | 833 | 764 | 621 | 648 | 640 | 868 | 508 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 248 | 188 | 74.2 |
| 2024 | 289 | 155 | 60.1 |
| 2023 | 236 | 192 | 74.8 |
| 2022 | 258 | 181 | 68.7 |
| 2021 | 297 | 158 | 57.7 |
| 2020 | 290 | 161 | 60.0 |
| 2019 | 295 | 164 | 58.6 |
| 2018 | 312 | 152 | 52.7 |
| 2017 | 308 | 158 | 52.8 |
| 2016 | 276 | 180 | 58.6 |
| 2015 | 269 | 185 | 60.1 |
| 2014 | 293 | 163 | 53.2 |
| 2013 | 261 | 183 | 59.3 |
| 2012 | 285 | 170 | 52.8 |
| 2011 | 275 | 179 | 55.7 |
| 2010 | 293 | 163 | 50.8 |
| 2009 | 306 | 151 | 48.2 |
| 2008 | 336 | 133 | 42.1 |
| 2007 | 359 | 121 | 39.5 |
| 2006 | 354 | 121 | 40.4 |
| 2005 | 477 | 77 | 26.7 |
| 2004 | 448 | 79 | 27.6 |
| 2003 | 378 | 97 | 34.8 |
| 2002 | 523 | 57 | 21.3 |
| 2001 | 557 | 50 | 18.7 |
| 2000 | 539 | 51 | 18.7 |
| 1999 | 548 | 51 | 18.1 |
| 1998 | 758 | 30 | 10.4 |
| 1997 | 571 | 45 | 15.3 |
| 1996 | 608 | 40 | 13.5 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Melody in France since 1925 were born in or after 1996. First recorded in 1956. Her peak year there: 1990, at 240.7 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Melody per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1990 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Melody
1 in 716 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Melody.
1 in 1,760 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Melody.
1 in 1,193 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Melody.
1 in 782 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Melody. Same first letter as Melody.
1 in 1,627 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Melody.
1 in 584 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Melody.
1 in 1,822 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Melody.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Melody.
1 in 1,214 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Melody.
1 in 761 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Melody.
Middle names for Melody
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Melody Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials MC
Changes the beat after Melody: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Melody Sophie
3-2 beats · initials MS
Changes the beat after Melody: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Melody Grace
3-1 beats · initials MG
Changes the beat after Melody: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Melody Olivia
3-4 beats · initials MO · Melody slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Melody: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Melody slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Melody Ruby
3-2 beats · initials MR
Changes the beat after Melody: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Melody Rose
3-1 beats · initials MR
Changes the beat after Melody: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Melody Mia
3-2 beats · initials MM
Changes the beat after Melody: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Melody Nora
3-2 beats · initials MN
Changes the beat after Melody: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Melody
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 1,627 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Melody across countries and decades.
1 in 649 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Melody across countries and decades.
1 in 577 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Melody across countries and decades.
1 in 1,625 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Melody across countries and decades.
1 in 1,625 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Melody across countries and decades.
1 in 660 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Melody across countries and decades.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Melody across countries and decades.
1 in 782 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Melody across countries and decades.
Famous people named Melody
Melody Thornton, Melody Gardot, Melody Anderson, Melody and Melody Thomas Scott.
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People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Melody
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Melody?
Her best rank is No. 116 in Ontario in 2024, about 1 in 605 girls. She is in the published lists of 16 of our 40 regions.
What does Melody mean?
Wiktionary glosses Melody as "melody".
How do you pronounce Melody?
MEL-uh-dee, with 3 syllables.
Is Melody getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 4 of 13 regions, falling in 3.
Which sister names go with Melody?
The deck's top five sisters for Melody: April, Fiona, Leila, Melissa and Joy. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.