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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Melba

Used in both girl and boy records

Melba appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Melba by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDMelba as a girl’s nameUS records 1893–2024
#670girl rank1924peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDMelba as a boy’s nameUS records 1921–1941
#18918boy rank1921peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

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Trace the annual recorded uses of Melba in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl1924998 uses#20219241893–2020118 listed years
Boy19219 uses#285419361921–19418 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.