How Many People Are Named Melodye?
An estimated 587 people in the United States have the first name Melodye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Melodye peaked in popularity in 1954 with 90 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melodye as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Melodye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Melodye is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
587
About 1 in 583,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1954
90 births
Total Registered
816
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melodye
Melodye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 816 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melodye as a female name
Ranked #7,879 in 1984
8 female births in 1984
Peak: 1954 (90 births)
Melodye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melodye span from the 1940s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 385 babies were registered. Melodye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melodye by Decade
How has Melodye tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Melodye by State
Birth registrations for Melodye span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri. On average, about 13 Melodyes were registered per state.
Melodye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melodye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Melodye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melodye?
We estimate approximately 587 people named Melodye are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 583,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Melodye a common name?
Melodye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 816 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melodye most popular?
Melodye reached peak popularity in 1954, when 90 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melodye is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melodye a female name?
Melodye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melodye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melodye Smith, Melodye Johnson, Melodye Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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