Names / Girl names
Melrose
Current rank
#3,880
and rising
All-time peak
#1,378
in 1926
First recorded
1902
in U.S. data
Children named
1,200
since 1902
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,378 in 1926 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Melrose enters U.S. records in 1902. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Its strongest year was 1926, at #1,378 nationally. Only about 1,200 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.