Melba

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Melba is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 34,918 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 34,866 as girls and 52 as boys. Melba gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1924 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	8
2022	11
2020	5
2017	8
2016	10
2014	5
2013	5
2009	6
2008	6
2004	8
2002	7
2001	6
2000	17
1999	9
1998	9
1997	8
1996	9
1995	10
1994	16
1993	10
1992	17
1991	18
1990	23
1989	22
1988	23
1987	35
1986	28
1985	18
1984	28
1983	36
1982	35
1981	40
1980	46
1979	47
1978	61
1977	51
1976	64
1975	69
1974	65
1973	85
1972	113
1971	87
1970	94
1969	77
1968	81
1967	105
1966	125
1965	144
1964	142
1963	183
1962	188
1961	238
1960	255
1959	265
1958	294
1957	388
1956	358
1955	404
1954	439
1953	460
1952	368
1951	423
1950	393
1949	427
1948	454
1947	523
1946	529
1945	502
1944	565
1943	597
1942	648
1941	722
1940	731
1939	781
1938	850
1937	789
1936	728
1935	758
1934	771
1933	781
1932	873
1931	778
1930	862
1929	822
1928	868
1927	898
1926	918
1925	938
1924	1,003
1923	922
1922	929
1921	919
1920	907
1919	791
1918	822
1917	701
1916	581
1915	493
1914	352
1913	274
1912	218
1911	146
1910	160
1909	123
1908	106
1907	113
1906	98
1905	102
1904	61
1903	45
1902	35
1901	36
1900	44
1899	46
1898	60
1897	36
1896	33
1895	19
1894	15
1893	7