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Baby name
Melinda
Girl
Origin of the name
Melinda appeared in the 18th century; it is usually explained by the Greek meli, “honey,” with the ending of names such as Belinda.
Classic name
135,822births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 93rank at its peak, in 1970
Where babies named Melinda are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Melinda is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Melinda is most common in West Virginia (1.6 times), Indiana (1.6) and Kentucky (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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