Gender: GirlOrigin: GreekMeaning: HoneyVariations: MylyndaMylindaMylendaMilyndaMilindaMelyneMelyndaMellindaMelineMelinderMelindeMalyndaMallyMalindeMalindaMaillieLyndaMallieMelinaMandyMalinaLindyLindaNicknames: LindaLindyMellieMelPopularity ChartPopularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
Melinda and Melissa both soared in popularity in the 1970s, but while Melissa has stayed the course, Melinda has taken a nose-dive, popping up every now and then in the title of a Woody Allen movie or an American Idol finalist.