Melinda

Origin	Gender	Meaning

Fun Facts About the Name Melinda

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Popularity of Melinda

Popularity Analysis

The name Melinda first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1973 when it reached rank #72. It broke into the top 100 for 15 years. As of 2002, it ranked #934.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2002	934	Female	0.0122%
2001	786	Female	0.0152%
2000	696	Female	0.0169%
1999	606	Female	0.0206%
1998	584	Female	0.0214%
1997	520	Female	0.0242%
1996	466	Female	0.0281%
1995	409	Female	0.0330%
1994	348	Female	0.0393%
1993	283	Female	0.0497%
1992	259	Female	0.0542%
1991	223	Female	0.0622%
1990	208	Female	0.0673%
1989	175	Female	0.0796%
1988	149	Female	0.0978%
1987	143	Female	0.1025%
1986	147	Female	0.1062%
1985	137	Female	0.1147%
1984	129	Female	0.1236%
1983	138	Female	0.1198%
1982	123	Female	0.1327%
1981	109	Female	0.1551%
1980	92	Female	0.1799%
1979	82	Female	0.2151%
1978	84	Female	0.2168%
1977	96	Female	0.1851%
1976	96	Female	0.1905%
1975	91	Female	0.2104%
1974	81	Female	0.2395%
1973	72	Female	0.2670%
1972	81	Female	0.2278%
1971	85	Female	0.2316%
1970	93	Female	0.2306%
1969	89	Female	0.2266%
1968	91	Female	0.2231%
1967	95	Female	0.2118%
1966	102	Female	0.1927%
1965	100	Female	0.2078%
1964	113	Female	0.1891%
1963	121	Female	0.1799%
1962	118	Female	0.1901%
1961	129	Female	0.1687%
1960	143	Female	0.1465%
1959	151	Female	0.1352%
1958	142	Female	0.1420%
1957	146	Female	0.1348%
1956	142	Female	0.1318%
1955	151	Female	0.1202%
1954	176	Female	0.0980%
1953	177	Female	0.0918%
1952	195	Female	0.0798%
1951	205	Female	0.0764%
1950	222	Female	0.0660%
1949	227	Female	0.0609%
1948	265	Female	0.0481%
1947	299	Female	0.0382%
1946	337	Female	0.0300%
1945	374	Female	0.0264%
1944	346	Female	0.0288%
1943	308	Female	0.0355%
1942	329	Female	0.0319%
1941	374	Female	0.0263%
1940	382	Female	0.0257%
1939	484	Female	0.0169%
1938	665	Female	0.0095%
1937	763	Female	0.0073%
1936	999	Female	0.0045%
1904	871	Female	0.0062%
1901	816	Female	0.0067%
1900	822	Female	0.0066%
1899	810	Female	0.0069%
1898	765	Female	0.0073%
1897	855	Female	0.0060%
1896	891	Female	0.0056%
1895	677	Female	0.0089%
1894	836	Female	0.0059%
1893	849	Female	0.0058%
1892	653	Female	0.0089%
1891	984	Female	0.0046%
1890	781	Female	0.0064%
1889	633	Female	0.0090%
1888	557	Female	0.0111%
1887	915	Female	0.0051%
1886	521	Female	0.0124%
1885	726	Female	0.0070%
1884	902	Female	0.0051%
1883	575	Female	0.0100%
1882	623	Female	0.0086%
1881	528	Female	0.0111%
1880	462	Female	0.0143%

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