Melvyn

Given to 4,370 US babies since 1912

▼ Falling −62% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1938

293 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

4,370

since 1912

Born a Melvyn? 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

Melvyn was most popular in 1938, when 293 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.26 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Melvyn in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 62%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	5	12239
2022	<5	—	6	10863
2021	<5	—	11	7089
2020	<5	—	12	6620
2019	<5	—	10	7643
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	5	12246
2016	<5	—	7	9664
2015	<5	—	5	12086
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	<5	—	6	10728
2012	<5	—	8	8864
2011	<5	—	9	8079
2010	<5	—	9	8139
2009	<5	—	9	8310
2008	<5	—	18	5067
2007	<5	—	14	5901
2006	<5	—	20	4520
2005	<5	—	13	5875
2004	<5	—	7	8927
2003	<5	—	11	6258
2002	<5	—	18	4322
2001	<5	—	12	5667
2000	<5	—	8	7416
1999	<5	—	11	5656
1998	<5	—	6	8479
1997	<5	—	9	6100
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	7	6992
1994	<5	—	9	5868
1993	<5	—	7	6816
1992	<5	—	6	7422
1991	<5	—	10	5096
1990	<5	—	10	4993
1989	<5	—	9	5165
1988	<5	—	8	5200
1987	<5	—	8	4968
1986	<5	—	9	4457
1985	<5	—	6	5785
1984	<5	—	8	4552
1983	<5	—	12	3411
1982	<5	—	11	3692
1981	<5	—	10	3858
1980	<5	—	14	3098
1979	<5	—	14	3018
1978	<5	—	7	4554
1977	<5	—	11	3386
1976	<5	—	21	2177
1975	<5	—	6	4797
1974	<5	—	8	3837
1973	<5	—	14	2606
1972	<5	—	7	3963
1971	<5	—	18	2203
1970	<5	—	12	2739
1969	<5	—	19	1914
1968	<5	—	21	1731
1967	<5	—	12	2352
1966	<5	—	27	1484
1965	<5	—	16	1987
1964	<5	—	24	1615
1963	<5	—	25	1585
1962	<5	—	16	2035
1961	<5	—	19	1876
1960	<5	—	29	1486
1959	<5	—	33	1360
1958	<5	—	29	1446
1957	<5	—	21	1751
1956	<5	—	21	1722
1955	<5	—	33	1313
1954	<5	—	22	1628
1953	<5	—	23	1592
1952	<5	—	18	1804
1951	<5	—	36	1218
1950	<5	—	39	1139
1949	<5	—	80	770
1948	5	5243	77	774
1947	<5	—	100	692
1946	<5	—	76	759
1945	<5	—	78	684
1944	<5	—	89	658
1943	<5	—	177	466
1942	<5	—	282	359
1941	<5	—	290	339
1940	<5	—	254	358
1939	<5	—	273	339
1938	<5	—	293	323
1937	<5	—	221	365
1936	<5	—	120	514
1935	<5	—	90	618
1934	<5	—	74	708
1933	<5	—	73	703
1932	<5	—	93	617
1931	<5	—	54	869
1930	<5	—	38	1132
1929	5	4570	45	1010
1928	<5	—	31	1293
1927	<5	—	43	1080
1926	<5	—	43	1064
1925	<5	—	54	916
1924	<5	—	41	1117
1923	<5	—	43	1087
1922	<5	—	32	1282
1921	<5	—	42	1086
1920	<5	—	24	1543
1919	<5	—	20	1695
1918	<5	—	24	1499
1917	<5	—	33	1175
1916	<5	—	14	2043
1915	<5	—	16	1782
1914	<5	—	13	1772
1913	<5	—	11	1676
1912	<5	—	5	2544