Melba
1 country#11932 in United States, 2025US
#11932
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
34,925
Peak year (United States)
1924
Peak-year count
1,003
First recorded
1893
Popularity over time in United States
Melba’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
34,925 births recorded 1893–2025 · currently #11932 · peaked in 1924 with 1,003 births
Most common in: Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Melba’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | #5713 | — |
| 1995 | #8079 | ↓2366 |
| 1996 | #8812 | ↓733 |
| 1997 | #9802 | ↓990 |
| 1998 | #9260 | ↑542 |
| 1999 | #9479 | ↓219 |
| 2000 | #6208 | ↑3271 |
| 2001 | #13521 | ↓7313 |
| 2002 | #12187 | ↑1334 |
| 2004 | #11624 | ↑563 |
| 2008 | #15405 | ↓3781 |
| 2009 | #15242 | ↑163 |
| 2013 | #16547 | ↓1305 |
| 2014 | #16513 | ↑34 |
| 2016 | #10113 | ↑6400 |
| 2017 | #11615 | ↓1502 |
| 2020 | #15088 | ↓3473 |
| 2022 | #9056 | ↑6032 |
| 2024 | #11122 | ↓2066 |
| 2025 | #11932 | ↓810 |