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Melinda

Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Melinda: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 1977.

Melinda is a modern name thought to blend the Greek *meli* (“honey”) with the Spanish/Portuguese *linda* (“beautiful”), giving it a sweetly elegant meaning. It rose to prominence in the English-speaking world during the 20th century, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s. The name is most famously borne by Melinda Gates, the American philanthropist and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Actress Melinda Dillon, known for *Close Encounters of the Third Kind*, also carried the name. While no major places are directly named for a Melinda, the root *linda

Girl 1 of 52 years

Peak year
19773 babies
Latest (1977)
#5103 babies
Total births
3since 1977
5-year trend
≈ stablevs prior 5y
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 1977 · 3
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).