Melinda is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Melinda means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Melinda across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Melinda has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Melinda is a girl name of English origin meaning “of uncertain origin”. an 18th-century coinage with the suffix -inda.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 136,159 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 262 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 65 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Melinda per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1970 (4,236/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (15/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1983 (8/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1977 (3/yr).
Melinda has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1970, when it ranked #168 nationally (given to 4,239 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1970s.
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