Mel

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Mel is a given name of English, Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (11% of births). There have been 4,175 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 3,683 as boys and 492 as girls. Mel gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1958 and has since declined significantly. It is the #4,677 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 26
2023 26
2022 25
2021 19
2020 22
2019 25
2018 15
2017 6
2016 23
2015 8
2014 11
2013 14
2012 11
2011 10
2010 16
2009 12
2008 21
2007 24
2006 30
2005 25
2004 46
2003 40
2002 33
2001 12
2000 12
1999 17
1998 11
1997 12
1996 21
1995 14
1994 12
1993 13
1992 12
1991 13
1990 16
1989 17
1988 13
1987 13
1986 9
1985 10
1984 11
1983 11
1982 19
1981 14
1980 26
1979 16
1978 22
1977 17
1976 36
1975 32
1974 27
1973 20
1972 35
1971 30
1970 36
1969 47
1968 35
1967 51
1966 63
1965 72
1964 91
1963 71
1962 96
1961 115
1960 115
1959 106
1958 131
1957 108
1956 105
1955 77
1954 89
1953 106
1952 87
1951 59
1950 67
1949 77
1948 71
1947 104
1946 86
1945 67
1944 65
1943 76
1942 80
1941 62
1940 67
1939 59
1938 66
1937 43
1936 43
1935 26
1934 45
1933 25
1932 31
1931 21
1930 18
1929 11
1928 14
1927 30
1926 25
1925 12
1924 17
1923 13
1922 19
1921 7
1920 14
1919 20
1918 16
1917 8
1916 19
1915 13
1914 10
1913 5
1912 5
1911 10
1904 7
1903 5
1902 5