Melinda
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name originating as a coinage. Coined in the eighteenth century from names such as Melanie and Melissa + -inda.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Melinda (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Melinda has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2001. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 46 |
| 1999 | 54 |
| 2000 | 56 |
| 2001 | 57 |
| 2002 | 52 |
| 2003 | 52 |
| 2004 | 42 |
| 2005 | 28 |
| 2006 | 27 |
| 2007 | 38 |
| 2008 | 31 |
| 2009 | 28 |
| 2010 | 42 |
| 2011 | 28 |
| 2012 | 39 |
| 2013 | 23 |
| 2014 | 30 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 6 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 727 |
| 2000 | 787 |
| 2001 | 852 |
| 2002 | 911 |
| 2003 | 973 |
| 2004 | 1,016 |
| 2005 | 1,059 |
| 2006 | 1,097 |
| 2007 | 1,146 |
| 2008 | 1,186 |
| 2009 | 1,220 |
| 2010 | 1,266 |
| 2011 | 1,303 |
| 2012 | 1,347 |
| 2013 | 1,373 |
| 2014 | 1,401 |
| 2015 | 1,433 |
| 2016 | 1,460 |
| 2017 | 1,482 |
| 2018 | 1,507 |
| 2019 | 1,533 |
| 2020 | 1,543 |
Melinda in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Melinda.Hi! My name is Melinda.
- Melinda ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Melinda called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Melinda har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Melinda has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Melindas mamma är lärare.Melinda's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Melindas mamma is Melinda's mum.
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Questions about Melinda
How do you pronounce Melinda in Swedish?
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What does the name Melinda mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name originating as a coinage. Coined in the eighteenth century from names such as Melanie and Melissa + -inda.
How popular is Melinda in Sweden?
6 babies were named Melinda in 2022. In 2020, 1,543 people in Sweden had Melinda as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2001 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.