Melody
Melody is a distinctive choice, ranked #248 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Melody in their class.
About the Name Melody
Melody has held its ground, ranked #248 in 2025 and never far from its best of #236 in 2023 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Melody is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Melody in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #91, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Melody
- Singing Melody — Everton Hardweare, better known by his stage name Singing Melody, is a reggae artist from Kingston, Jamaica.
- Melody Ehsani — Melody Ehsani is an American fashion designer based in Los Angeles.
- Lord Melody — Lord Melody was a Trinidadian calypsonian, best known for singles such as "Boo Boo Man", "Creature From The Black Lagoon", "Shame & Scandal", "Jonah and the Bake", "Juanita", and "Rastaman Be Careful".
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Melody
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Melody
Almost certainly the only Melody in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Melody
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia