Given name & surname
Melodi
“a beautiful song”
Melodi is a variant of Melody. One Greek interpretation is “a beautiful song.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Melodi is a variant of Melody. One Greek interpretation is “a beautiful song.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Melodi is a variant of Melody. An origin associated with Melody is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melodi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,072
- 0 boys · 2,072 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 53
- #3,092 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 53 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,092 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Georgia and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,510 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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