Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Melda isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,487
- 0 boys · 1,487 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 843 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Melda’s family of names
Melda may belong to the same name family as MELLDA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Melda, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Margie
Margie is a feminine given name. It is used in English and Cebuano.
>99% girls
Mathilda
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>99% girls
Eda
Eda is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”
>99% girls
Matilde
“one who is mighty in battle”
>99% girls
Miyoko
“a beautiful daughter”
>99% girls