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Melva Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Melva?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Melva is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #371 in 1937.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1938 with 308 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Melva was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Melva, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1897-1905, 1906-1915, 1917-1920, and 1987-1990, whereas 1956-1959, and 1971-1976 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name Melva has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Melva's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. however, the number of children named Melva lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Melva?

Melva's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Melva is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Melva has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Melva (Girl)Melva (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 5 17,506 < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 5 18,295 < 5 --
2013 6 15,873 < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 6 16,878 < 5 --
2006 7 14,595 < 5 --
2005 7 13,989 < 5 --
2004 7 13,711 < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- < 5 --
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 7 12,670 < 5 --
1999 5 16,016 < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- < 5 --
1997 8 10,456 < 5 --
1996 9 9,304 < 5 --
1995 10 8,521 < 5 --
1994 10 8,568 < 5 --
1993 16 5,849 < 5 --
1992 8 10,113 < 5 --
1991 21 4,751 < 5 --
1990 29 3,678 < 5 --
1989 17 5,200 < 5 --
1988 21 4,259 < 5 --
1987 14 5,495 < 5 --
1986 17 4,664 < 5 --
1985 14 5,242 < 5 --
1984 22 3,680 < 5 --
1983 30 2,884 < 5 --
1982 23 3,609 < 5 --
1981 34 2,697 < 5 --
1980 52 2,034 < 5 --
1979 54 1,940 < 5 --
1978 41 2,263 < 5 --
1977 50 1,966 < 5 --
1976 40 2,159 < 5 --
1975 48 1,891 < 5 --
1974 60 1,591 < 5 --
1973 56 1,637 < 5 --
1972 60 1,551 < 5 --
1971 88 1,259 < 5 --
1970 57 1,647 < 5 --
1969 85 1,210 < 5 --
1968 68 1,361 < 5 --
1967 79 1,202 < 5 --
1966 96 1,074 < 5 --
1965 110 993 < 5 --
1964 107 1,050 < 5 --
1963 101 1,081 < 5 --
1962 123 959 < 5 --
1961 123 974 < 5 --
1960 149 853 < 5 --
1959 124 943 < 5 --
1958 164 784 < 5 --
1957 185 738 < 5 --
1956 202 677 < 5 --
1955 192 676 < 5 --
1954 206 639 < 5 --
1953 209 612 < 5 --
1952 224 578 < 5 --
1951 253 523 < 5 --
1950 218 566 < 5 --
1949 235 546 < 5 --
1948 210 579 < 5 --
1947 247 536 < 5 --
1946 224 524 < 5 --
1945 233 470 < 5 --
1944 220 482 < 5 --
1943 283 441 < 5 --
1942 264 454 < 5 --
1941 262 424 6 3,377
1940 290 401 6 3,348
1939 280 403 5 3,804
1938 308 378 5 3,863
1937 300 371 < 5 --
1936 274 386 < 5 --
1935 276 382 < 5 --
1934 246 418 < 5 --
1933 244 407 < 5 --
1932 296 378 < 5 --
1931 277 392 < 5 --
1930 258 408 < 5 --
1929 300 389 < 5 --
1928 276 408 < 5 --
1927 285 406 < 5 --
1926 263 425 8 3,293
1925 276 416 < 5 --
1924 288 408 < 5 --
1923 291 390 < 5 --
1922 239 432 < 5 --
1921 284 403 < 5 --
1920 279 396 < 5 --
1919 241 419 < 5 --
1918 206 466 < 5 --
1917 220 432 < 5 --
1916 225 417 < 5 --
1915 207 420 < 5 --
1914 135 473 < 5 --
1913 117 462 < 5 --
1912 106 463 < 5 --
1911 57 572 < 5 --
1910 71 482 < 5 --
1909 45 577 < 5 --
1908 54 497 < 5 --
1907 51 504 < 5 --
1906 37 589 < 5 --
1905 45 509 < 5 --
1904 39 534 < 5 --
1903 36 546 < 5 --
1902 29 617 < 5 --
1901 25 641 < 5 --
1900 23 772 < 5 --
1899 21 694 < 5 --
1898 17 834 < 5 --
1897 16 816 < 5 --
1896 17 806 < 5 --
1895 16 808 < 5 --
1894 12 932 < 5 --
1893 10 1,000 < 5 --
1892 20 655 < 5 --
1891 9 985 < 5 --
1890 12 810 < 5 --
1889 10 883 < 5 --
1888 11 823 < 5 --
1887 8 916 < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 5 1,002 < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 6 807 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.