Melvin

Given to 247,075 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#958

recorded as boys

87 since 2024

Babies in 2025

243

boys 243

Peak year

1928

4,249 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

247,075

since 1880

Born a Melvin? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Melvin was most popular in 1928, when 4,249 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 243 babies were named Melvin, ranking #958 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	243	958
2024	<5	—	277	871
2023	<5	—	299	820
2022	<5	—	300	827
2021	<5	—	307	798
2020	<5	—	323	752
2019	<5	—	314	758
2018	<5	—	334	718
2017	<5	—	328	727
2016	<5	—	337	727
2015	<5	—	365	687
2014	<5	—	386	664
2013	<5	—	402	617
2012	<5	—	393	618
2011	<5	—	390	614
2010	<5	—	456	556
2009	<5	—	535	505
2008	<5	—	592	467
2007	<5	—	633	443
2006	<5	—	673	423
2005	<5	—	627	424
2004	<5	—	613	426
2003	<5	—	656	397
2002	<5	—	908	315
2001	<5	—	534	452
2000	<5	—	525	455
1999	<5	—	555	425
1998	<5	—	577	413
1997	<5	—	590	398
1996	<5	—	598	395
1995	<5	—	657	365
1994	<5	—	699	351
1993	<5	—	729	341
1992	<5	—	784	324
1991	5	13147	853	299
1990	8	9247	941	277
1989	8	8761	900	275
1988	12	6277	892	263
1987	9	7353	824	264
1986	12	5757	862	258
1985	11	6031	907	249
1984	11	5899	908	241
1983	7	8047	948	236
1982	14	4945	1,035	226
1981	7	8128	1,052	227
1980	18	4148	1,103	218
1979	17	4231	1,158	204
1978	13	4931	1,162	197
1977	15	4425	1,144	199
1976	20	3407	1,165	190
1975	14	4370	1,208	187
1974	25	2835	1,197	190
1973	11	4871	1,380	170
1972	12	4523	1,456	171
1971	23	2955	1,578	172
1970	28	2577	1,678	171
1969	20	3012	1,770	162
1968	15	3456	1,798	150
1967	20	2781	1,844	150
1966	21	2668	2,044	142
1965	23	2538	2,230	138
1964	26	2412	2,432	134
1963	27	2306	2,545	133
1962	35	1947	2,577	137
1961	26	2359	2,842	128
1960	29	2150	3,011	125
1959	19	2678	3,170	122
1958	23	2376	3,149	122
1957	28	2067	3,397	113
1956	25	2194	3,638	101
1955	33	1839	3,646	95
1954	36	1702	3,711	92
1953	30	1834	3,811	91
1952	36	1611	3,920	91
1951	23	2064	3,837	88
1950	37	1524	3,886	87
1949	35	1564	3,972	82
1948	25	1901	4,057	81
1947	34	1633	4,169	85
1946	31	1583	3,742	86
1945	25	1660	3,408	78
1944	33	1401	3,745	67
1943	33	1442	4,069	63
1942	27	1592	4,188	60
1941	29	1446	3,951	56
1940	36	1218	3,935	53
1939	31	1327	3,853	51
1938	24	1547	3,818	54
1937	25	1493	3,890	50
1936	40	1115	3,730	53
1935	22	1606	3,600	57
1934	31	1292	3,702	55
1933	35	1197	3,588	51
1932	34	1237	3,776	51
1931	36	1199	3,700	51
1930	46	1084	4,048	50
1929	40	1174	4,100	49
1928	62	947	4,249	48
1927	43	1172	4,202	48
1926	34	1357	4,194	47
1925	33	1409	4,146	50
1924	53	1069	4,168	48
1923	44	1158	4,012	48
1922	43	1168	3,908	50
1921	40	1222	3,887	53
1920	36	1282	3,717	54
1919	28	1481	3,384	56
1918	30	1411	3,469	56
1917	24	1552	3,155	57
1916	23	1581	2,984	57
1915	18	1800	2,780	60
1914	27	1175	2,064	59
1913	14	1601	1,642	61
1912	16	1352	1,185	71
1911	11	1450	594	73
1910	13	1267	482	75
1909	9	1471	448	71
1908	6	1862	366	75
1907	7	1639	331	78
1906	<5	—	285	82
1905	5	1931	291	83
1904	<5	—	234	92
1903	<5	—	230	88
1902	6	1594	248	86
1901	<5	—	176	97
1900	<5	—	231	102
1899	<5	—	166	106
1898	<5	—	159	115
1897	5	1555	128	129
1896	<5	—	158	115
1895	5	1592	158	111
1894	<5	—	125	128
1893	<5	—	111	137
1892	<5	—	114	144
1891	<5	—	108	126
1890	<5	—	98	146
1889	<5	—	97	150
1888	<5	—	119	131
1887	<5	—	95	134
1886	<5	—	83	168
1885	<5	—	110	125
1884	<5	—	95	145
1883	<5	—	96	129
1882	<5	—	86	159
1881	<5	—	76	159
1880	<5	—	103	126