Given name
Melodie
“a beautiful song”
Melodie is a variant of Melody. One Greek interpretation is “a beautiful song.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Melodie is a variant of Melody. One Greek interpretation is “a beautiful song.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Melodie 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 1933. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melodie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,502
- 0 boys · 10,502 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 409 babies
- 2025
- 94
- #2,032 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 94 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,032 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 409 in 1956. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,549 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.
Melodie’s family of names
Melodie has a related form in Melody.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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