as a First Name
Modern coinage, derived from the first syllable of names such as Melanie and Melissa, with the addition of the productive suffix -inda (as in Lucinda).
| 346th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 148,187
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Melinda per capita
- 1973
- marked the height of its popularity
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14%
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67%
30-54
30-54
15%
13-29
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3%
0-12
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Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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