U.S. Social Security · 1880–2024
Melinda
A name that crested in the 1970s and has all but disappeared since.
Peaked 1973
1973peak
18801920196020002024
Peak year
1973
the crest of the wave
Peak rank
#72
of all U.S. girls’ names
Skew
99.8%
given to girls
Median age today
~56
median birth year 1970