Meaning not yet researched.
Melvin: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 243 in 2025. Its best rank was #47 in 1926.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #47 in 1926; #959 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Melvin in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#959 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1926, at #47.
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Melvin: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 243 boys in 2025. Peak: #47 in 1926 · most boys in one year: 4,249 (1928).
In 2025, 243 US boys were named Melvin, making it the 959th most common boys’ name of the year, down 87 places from #872 in 2024. That is 34 fewer than the 277 boys named Melvin in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #47, reached in 1926. The most boys given the name in a single year was 4,249, in 1928. For comparison, it was #690 in 2015 and #87 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Melvin in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 103 babies with the name. In all, 247,075 US babies have been given the name, 0.9% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 41,011 babies named Melvin.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 3,062 US boys were named Melvin; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 337. In 2025 that was about 1 in 7,029 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Melvin ranked highest in Pennsylvania in 2025, at #367 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Melvyn (4,370 babies since 1880), Mel (4,201 babies since 1880) and Malvin (2,685 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Melven, Melvine and Melvern are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Mel.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Rare spellings summarised here: Melven (511), Melvine (295), Melvern (199), Melvon (60), Melvene (31), Melvan (27), Milven (15), Milvin (15), Melveen (5).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 32 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 30 | #367 | #356 |
| Kentucky | 9 | #509 | — |
| Maryland | 9 | #549 | #436 |
| Kansas | 6 | #570 | — |
| Tennessee | 12 | #625 | #804 |
| Virginia | 10 | #712 | #437 |
| Michigan | 10 | #754 | #941 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | #755 | #472 |
| Missouri | 7 | #767 | #595 |
| Ohio | 11 | #780 | #549 |
| New York | 17 | #828 | #525 |
| Alabama | 5 | #840 | #677 |
| Louisiana | 5 | #868 | #377 |
| New Jersey | 6 | #995 | #690 |
| Indiana | 5 | #1,038 | — |
| California | 18 | #1,142 | #819 |
| Florida | 10 | #1,240 | #618 |
| Texas | 16 | #1,281 | #771 |
| Georgia | 6 | #1,315 | #513 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 243 | #959 |
| 2024 | — | — | 277 | #872 |
| 2023 | — | — | 299 | #822 |
| 2022 | — | — | 300 | #829 |
| 2021 | — | — | 307 | #799 |
| 2020 | — | — | 323 | #752 |
| 2019 | — | — | 314 | #758 |
| 2018 | — | — | 334 | #719 |
| 2017 | — | — | 328 | #731 |
| 2016 | — | — | 337 | #727 |
| 2015 | — | — | 365 | #690 |
| 2014 | — | — | 386 | #665 |
| 2013 | — | — | 402 | #618 |
| 2012 | — | — | 393 | #618 |
| 2011 | — | — | 390 | #614 |
| 2010 | — | — | 456 | #556 |
| 2009 | — | — | 535 | #506 |
| 2008 | — | — | 592 | #467 |
| 2007 | — | — | 633 | #443 |
| 2006 | — | — | 673 | #423 |
| 2005 | — | — | 627 | #424 |
| 2004 | — | — | 613 | #428 |
| 2003 | — | — | 656 | #397 |
| 2002 | — | — | 908 | #315 |
| 2001 | — | — | 534 | #453 |
| 2000 | — | — | 525 | #455 |
| 1999 | — | — | 555 | #425 |
| 1998 | — | — | 577 | #414 |
| 1997 | — | — | 590 | #399 |
| 1996 | — | — | 598 | #396 |
| 1995 | — | — | 657 | #365 |
| 1994 | — | — | 699 | #351 |
| 1993 | — | — | 729 | #341 |
| 1992 | — | — | 784 | #325 |
| 1991 | 5 | #14,573 | 853 | #300 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,839 | 941 | #277 |
| 1989 | 8 | #9,327 | 900 | #276 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,532 | 892 | #263 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,776 | 824 | #264 |
| 1986 | 12 | #6,021 | 862 | #258 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,309 | 907 | #249 |
| 1984 | 11 | #6,145 | 908 | #241 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,646 | 948 | #236 |
| 1982 | 14 | #5,105 | 1,035 | #226 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,693 | 1,052 | #227 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,248 | 1,103 | #218 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,355 | 1,158 | #204 |
| 1978 | 13 | #5,100 | 1,162 | #197 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,564 | 1,144 | #200 |
| 1976 | 20 | #3,485 | 1,165 | #190 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,499 | 1,208 | #187 |
| 1974 | 25 | #2,886 | 1,197 | #190 |
| 1973 | 11 | #5,084 | 1,380 | #170 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,695 | 1,456 | #171 |
| 1971 | 23 | #3,027 | 1,578 | #172 |
| 1970 | 28 | #2,625 | 1,678 | #171 |
| 1969 | 20 | #3,070 | 1,770 | #162 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,552 | 1,798 | #150 |
| 1967 | 20 | #2,837 | 1,844 | #150 |
| 1966 | 21 | #2,722 | 2,044 | #142 |
| 1965 | 23 | #2,585 | 2,230 | #138 |
| 1964 | 26 | #2,450 | 2,432 | #134 |
| 1963 | 27 | #2,340 | 2,545 | #133 |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,976 | 2,577 | #137 |
| 1961 | 26 | #2,396 | 2,842 | #128 |
| 1960 | 29 | #2,174 | 3,011 | #125 |
| 1959 | 19 | #2,727 | 3,170 | #122 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,429 | 3,149 | #122 |
| 1957 | 28 | #2,099 | 3,397 | #113 |
| 1956 | 25 | #2,229 | 3,638 | #101 |
| 1955 | 33 | #1,867 | 3,646 | #95 |
| 1954 | 36 | #1,723 | 3,711 | #92 |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,853 | 3,811 | #91 |
| 1952 | 36 | #1,629 | 3,920 | #91 |
| 1951 | 23 | #2,096 | 3,837 | #88 |
| 1950 | 37 | #1,542 | 3,886 | #87 |
| 1949 | 35 | #1,586 | 3,972 | #82 |
| 1948 | 25 | #1,931 | 4,057 | #81 |
| 1947 | 34 | #1,654 | 4,169 | #85 |
| 1946 | 31 | #1,611 | 3,742 | #86 |
| 1945 | 25 | #1,689 | 3,408 | #78 |
| 1944 | 33 | #1,422 | 3,745 | #67 |
| 1943 | 33 | #1,459 | 4,069 | #63 |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,616 | 4,188 | #60 |
| 1941 | 29 | #1,467 | 3,951 | #56 |
| 1940 | 36 | #1,235 | 3,935 | #53 |
| 1939 | 31 | #1,339 | 3,853 | #51 |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,586 | 3,818 | #54 |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,524 | 3,890 | #50 |
| 1936 | 40 | #1,128 | 3,730 | #53 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,641 | 3,600 | #57 |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,309 | 3,702 | #55 |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,214 | 3,588 | #51 |
| 1932 | 34 | #1,256 | 3,776 | #51 |
| 1931 | 36 | #1,213 | 3,700 | #51 |
| 1930 | 46 | #1,098 | 4,048 | #50 |
| 1929 | 40 | #1,188 | 4,100 | #49 |
| 1928 | 62 | #949 | 4,249 | #48 |
| 1927 | 43 | #1,186 | 4,202 | #48 |
| 1926 | 34 | #1,379 | 4,194 | #47 |
| 1925 | 33 | #1,433 | 4,146 | #50 |
| 1924 | 53 | #1,076 | 4,168 | #48 |
| 1923 | 44 | #1,169 | 4,012 | #48 |
| 1922 | 43 | #1,180 | 3,908 | #50 |
| 1921 | 40 | #1,232 | 3,887 | #53 |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,303 | 3,717 | #54 |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,513 | 3,384 | #56 |
| 1918 | 30 | #1,437 | 3,469 | #56 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,581 | 3,155 | #57 |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,619 | 2,984 | #57 |
| 1915 | 18 | #1,853 | 2,780 | #60 |
| 1914 | 27 | #1,193 | 2,064 | #59 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,650 | 1,642 | #61 |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,399 | 1,185 | #71 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,517 | 594 | #73 |
| 1910 | 13 | #1,313 | 482 | #75 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,559 | 448 | #71 |
| 1908 | 6 | #2,023 | 366 | #75 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,753 | 331 | #78 |
| 1906 | — | — | 285 | #83 |
| 1905 | 5 | #2,136 | 291 | #83 |
| 1904 | — | — | 234 | #92 |
| 1903 | — | — | 230 | #88 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,728 | 248 | #87 |
| 1901 | — | — | 176 | #97 |
| 1900 | — | — | 231 | #102 |
| 1899 | — | — | 166 | #106 |
| 1898 | — | — | 159 | #115 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,713 | 128 | #129 |
| 1896 | — | — | 158 | #115 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,746 | 158 | #111 |
| 1894 | — | — | 125 | #129 |
| 1893 | — | — | 111 | #137 |
| 1892 | — | — | 114 | #144 |
| 1891 | — | — | 108 | #127 |
| 1890 | — | — | 98 | #146 |
| 1889 | — | — | 97 | #150 |
| 1888 | — | — | 119 | #131 |
| 1887 | — | — | 95 | #135 |
| 1886 | — | — | 83 | #169 |
| 1885 | — | — | 110 | #125 |
| 1884 | — | — | 95 | #145 |
| 1883 | — | — | 96 | #130 |
| 1882 | — | — | 86 | #160 |
| 1881 | — | — | 76 | #159 |
| 1880 | — | — | 103 | #129 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).