First Name MELODY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MELODY is ranked as the 630th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 73,304.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 22.99 people named MELODY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MELODY is 81,403.
  • The SSA data also shows that MELODY is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MELODY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 73,304 +/-1.3%
  • National Rank 630
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 23.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 81,403
  • National Rank 597
  • Percentile Rank 99.36%
  • Proportion/100k 25.53

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MELODY is 75.6% White, 6.0% Hispanic origin, 13.3% Black, 2.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MELODY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MELODY is included in the following name categories:
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MELODY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.6% 63.9% 11.7%
Hispanic origin 6.0% 16.3% -10.3%
Black 13.3% 12.3% 1.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.9% 4.9% -2.0%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MELODY is California where 8,804 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MELODY, as 54.37 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Maine is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Pennsylvania (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 14 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MELODY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,454 19.06 98.8% Indiana 1,637 24.82 98.1% Iowa 951 30.6 98.0% Kansas 809 27.85 96.5% Michigan 2,022 20.41 99.2% Minnesota 1,024 18.77 98.4% Missouri 538 17.98 96.3% Nebraska 355 18.86 94.2% North Dakota 145 19.57 87.7% Ohio 2,677 23.09 98.7% South Dakota 221 25.91 90.0% Wisconsin 1,133 19.68 98.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MELODY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,454 19.06 98.8%
Indiana 1,637 24.82 98.1%
Iowa 951 30.6 98.0%
Kansas 809 27.85 96.5%
Michigan 2,022 20.41 99.2%
Minnesota 1,024 18.77 98.4%
Missouri 538 17.98 96.3%
Nebraska 355 18.86 94.2%
North Dakota 145 19.57 87.7%
Ohio 2,677 23.09 98.7%
South Dakota 221 25.91 90.0%
Wisconsin 1,133 19.68 98.4%
West State Statistics First-Names MELODY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 239 32.43 90.3% Arizona 1,447 21.49 97.6% California 8,804 22.69 99.5% Colorado 1,209 22.57 97.6% Hawaii 494 34.78 97.3% Idaho 375 22.93 94.3% Montana 275 26.82 92.2% Nevada 541 19.06 96.1% New Mexico 424 20.31 93.9% Oregon 1,096 27.6 97.4% Utah 580 19.7 95.8% Washington 2,379 33.68 99.0% Wyoming 121 20.75 87.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MELODY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 239 32.43 90.3%
Arizona 1,447 21.49 97.6%
California 8,804 22.69 99.5%
Colorado 1,209 22.57 97.6%
Hawaii 494 34.78 97.3%
Idaho 375 22.93 94.3%
Montana 275 26.82 92.2%
Nevada 541 19.06 96.1%
New Mexico 424 20.31 93.9%
Oregon 1,096 27.6 97.4%
Utah 580 19.7 95.8%
Washington 2,379 33.68 99.0%
Wyoming 121 20.75 87.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MELODY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 829 23.05 97.5% Maine 723 54.37 95.8% Massachusetts 1,338 19.83 97.8% New Hampshire 542 40.84 95.5% New Jersey 1,428 15.98 98.2% New York 3,029 15.34 99.2% Pennsylvania 1,756 13.74 98.5% Rhode Island 228 21.59 93.8% Vermont 129 20.65 92.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MELODY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 829 23.05 97.5%
Maine 723 54.37 95.8%
Massachusetts 1,338 19.83 97.8%
New Hampshire 542 40.84 95.5%
New Jersey 1,428 15.98 98.2%
New York 3,029 15.34 99.2%
Pennsylvania 1,756 13.74 98.5%
Rhode Island 228 21.59 93.8%
Vermont 129 20.65 92.5%
South State Statistics First-Names MELODY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 982 20.26 97.6% Arkansas 653 22.03 96.5% Delaware 213 22.81 96.6% Dist. of Columbia 160 24.32 95.2% Florida 4,631 23.28 99.4% Georgia 2,672 26.47 98.9% Kentucky 998 22.62 97.1% Louisiana 703 15.13 96.8% Maryland 1,018 17.03 98.4% Mississippi 538 17.98 96.3% North Carolina 3,046 30.63 99.1% Oklahoma 1,090 28.11 97.3% South Carolina 1,160 24 97.8% Tennessee 1,770 27.03 98.4% Texas 7,629 28.3 99.5% Virginia 1,728 20.76 98.5% West Virginia 409 22.11 93.6%

South States
State stats for the first name MELODY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 982 20.26 97.6%
Arkansas 653 22.03 96.5%
Delaware 213 22.81 96.6%
Dist. of Columbia 160 24.32 95.2%
Florida 4,631 23.28 99.4%
Georgia 2,672 26.47 98.9%
Kentucky 998 22.62 97.1%
Louisiana 703 15.13 96.8%
Maryland 1,018 17.03 98.4%
Mississippi 538 17.98 96.3%
North Carolina 3,046 30.63 99.1%
Oklahoma 1,090 28.11 97.3%
South Carolina 1,160 24 97.8%
Tennessee 1,770 27.03 98.4%
Texas 7,629 28.3 99.5%
Virginia 1,728 20.76 98.5%
West Virginia 409 22.11 93.6%
 

Full Names with MELODY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MELODY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MELODY.

The most popular full name is MELODY Smith. 1.08% of all the people named MELODY have this family name.

There are 8132 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MELODY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MELODY Smith 1.08%
2 MELODY Johnson 0.73%
3 MELODY Williams 0.70%
4 MELODY Jones 0.54%
5 MELODY Miller 0.48%
6 MELODY Brown 0.45%
7 MELODY Davis 0.42%
8 MELODY Anderson 0.36%
9 MELODY Martin 0.33%
10 MELODY Moore 0.32%
11 MELODY Harris 0.30%
12 MELODY Wilson 0.29%
13 MELODY Thomas 0.29%
14 MELODY Young 0.28%
15 MELODY Jackson 0.27%
16 MELODY King 0.25%
17 MELODY Walker 0.24%
18 MELODY White 0.24%
19 MELODY Hall 0.23%
20 MELODY Lee 0.22%

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