Melody is a modern English feminine given name taken from the vocabulary word melody, which is ultimately derived from the Greek μελῳδία, melōidía, "singing, chanting").

[1][2] The name has been among the top one thousand names for girls in the United States since 1942 and was the 103rd most popular name for American girls in 2023.

It has been increasing in popularity in the English-speaking world in recent years.

It has been among the top five hundred names for girls in England and Wales since 2003 and among the top three hundred names since 2010.

[3] Variants in use include the French Mélodie and Mélody and English spelling variants Mellody, Melodee, Melodey, Melodi, Melodie, and Melodii.