Over the past 110 years, 131 923 girls have been named Melinda. The name Melinda ranks 265th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Melinda in 1913. The peak of popularity of the name Melinda came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.