Melda

Girl · recorded 1887–1975

  • 1975last recorded
  • 1900best year

Most popular in 1900.

Last recorded in 1975. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Melda.

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Its story

Popularity since 1887

0244718871909193119531975

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 80 recorded years as a table
Melda, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188734
189138
189526
189629
189726
189831
190047
190129
190245
190334
190433
190545
190627
190731
190836
190923
191028
191122
191239
191326
191432
191533
191625
191735
191834
191928
192033
192130
192226
192320
192424
192536
192630
192726
192838
192930
193023
193127
193218
193324
193424
193523
193616
193729
193816
193923
194014
194117
194219
194318
194414
194513
194617
19478
194812
194911
195012
195111
195210
19538
19549
19558
195611
195710
195812
19597
19607
19614
19624
19636
19645
19656
19664
19675
19685
19695
19704
19714
19725
19754

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Melda isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1975
6
Rank in 1975
#7,984
How rare
1 in 242,976 girls
Since 1887
1,487

Melda was last recorded in 1975. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1900, at 47 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Melda doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.