Melvin

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Melvin is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 246,815 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 244,676 as boys and 2,139 as girls. Melvin gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1928 and has since declined significantly. It is the #326 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 275
2023 298
2022 300
2021 305
2020 323
2019 314
2018 333
2017 328
2016 336
2015 364
2014 386
2013 402
2012 393
2011 390
2010 456
2009 534
2008 592
2007 632
2006 671
2005 627
2004 611
2003 656
2002 908
2001 534
2000 525
1999 555
1998 577
1997 590
1996 597
1995 657
1994 699
1993 729
1992 784
1991 858
1990 948
1989 908
1988 904
1987 833
1986 874
1985 918
1984 920
1983 955
1982 1,049
1981 1,059
1980 1,121
1979 1,175
1978 1,175
1977 1,159
1976 1,185
1975 1,222
1974 1,222
1973 1,391
1972 1,468
1971 1,601
1970 1,707
1969 1,790
1968 1,813
1967 1,864
1966 2,065
1965 2,253
1964 2,457
1963 2,572
1962 2,611
1961 2,870
1960 3,037
1959 3,189
1958 3,171
1957 3,426
1956 3,663
1955 3,679
1954 3,745
1953 3,843
1952 3,956
1951 3,860
1950 3,923
1949 4,007
1948 4,082
1947 4,202
1946 3,774
1945 3,433
1944 3,778
1943 4,101
1942 4,216
1941 3,980
1940 3,971
1939 3,884
1938 3,842
1937 3,915
1936 3,770
1935 3,622
1934 3,733
1933 3,623
1932 3,810
1931 3,736
1930 4,094
1929 4,140
1928 4,311
1927 4,245
1926 4,228
1925 4,179
1924 4,221
1923 4,056
1922 3,951
1921 3,927
1920 3,753
1919 3,412
1918 3,499
1917 3,179
1916 3,007
1915 2,798
1914 2,091
1913 1,656
1912 1,201
1911 605
1910 495
1909 457
1908 372
1907 338
1906 285
1905 296
1904 234
1903 230
1902 254
1901 176
1900 231
1899 166
1898 159
1897 133
1896 158
1895 163
1894 125
1893 111
1892 114
1891 108
1890 98
1889 97
1888 119
1887 95
1886 83
1885 110
1884 95
1883 96
1882 86
1881 76
1880 103