Melvin Name Popularity

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How popular is Melvin?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Melvin, ranked the 720th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Melvin has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #47 in 1926.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1928 with 4,248 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Melvin was 76 in 1881.

Melvin, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1892-1895, 1897-1900, and 1903-1920, whereas 2006-2011 were years of successive downward movement.

Melvin's popularity has been moving downward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Melvin lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Melvin?

Melvin's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Melvin still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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

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		Melvin (Girl)		Melvin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	330	720
2017		< 5	--	324	733
2016		< 5	--	333	732
2015		< 5	--	362	693
2014		< 5	--	380	671
2013		< 5	--	399	621
2012		< 5	--	389	622
2011		< 5	--	386	616
2010		< 5	--	454	557
2009		< 5	--	531	507
2008		< 5	--	590	468
2007		< 5	--	629	444
2006		< 5	--	667	425
2005		< 5	--	622	428
2004		< 5	--	607	430
2003		< 5	--	649	400
2002		< 5	--	904	315
2001		< 5	--	528	458
2000		< 5	--	520	456
1999		< 5	--	552	426
1998		< 5	--	576	415
1997		< 5	--	590	397
1996		< 5	--	596	396
1995		< 5	--	656	365
1994		< 5	--	699	351
1993		< 5	--	729	341
1992		< 5	--	785	324
1991		5	14,570	854	299
1990		8	9,837	939	277
1989		8	9,324	900	276
1988		12	6,532	893	263
1987		9	7,772	824	264
1986		12	6,020	861	258
1985		11	6,306	907	249
1984		11	6,143	909	241
1983		7	8,646	947	236
1982		14	5,107	1,035	226
1981		7	8,687	1,051	227
1980		18	4,248	1,105	218
1979		17	4,351	1,159	204
1978		13	5,100	1,160	197
1977		15	4,564	1,144	199
1976		20	3,484	1,165	190
1975		14	4,501	1,208	187
1974		25	2,887	1,198	189
1973		11	5,082	1,380	170
1972		12	4,695	1,457	171
1971		23	3,026	1,580	172
1970		28	2,624	1,678	171
1969		20	3,070	1,771	162
1968		15	3,553	1,798	150
1967		20	2,836	1,843	150
1966		21	2,720	2,044	142
1965		23	2,585	2,229	138
1964		26	2,451	2,428	134
1963		27	2,340	2,546	133
1962		35	1,975	2,575	137
1961		26	2,395	2,842	128
1960		29	2,175	3,005	125
1959		19	2,724	3,170	122
1958		23	2,427	3,143	122
1957		28	2,099	3,396	113
1956		25	2,230	3,637	101
1955		33	1,869	3,646	95
1954		35	1,758	3,711	92
1953		31	1,815	3,815	91
1952		36	1,629	3,921	91
1951		23	2,096	3,835	88
1950		37	1,542	3,889	87
1949		35	1,586	3,972	82
1948		25	1,931	4,054	81
1947		34	1,653	4,168	85
1946		31	1,610	3,747	86
1945		25	1,689	3,401	78
1944		33	1,422	3,745	68
1943		33	1,458	4,069	63
1942		27	1,616	4,184	60
1941		29	1,467	3,954	56
1940		36	1,235	3,934	53
1939		31	1,339	3,852	51
1938		24	1,586	3,819	54
1937		25	1,525	3,891	50
1936		40	1,127	3,727	53
1935		22	1,639	3,598	57
1934		31	1,308	3,701	55
1933		35	1,213	3,590	51
1932		34	1,256	3,776	51
1931		36	1,212	3,699	51
1930		46	1,098	4,048	50
1929		40	1,188	4,099	49
1928		62	949	4,248	48
1927		43	1,186	4,202	48
1926		34	1,379	4,194	47
1925		33	1,433	4,146	50
1924		53	1,076	4,169	48
1923		44	1,169	4,012	48
1922		43	1,180	3,908	50
1921		40	1,232	3,886	53
1920		36	1,303	3,718	54
1919		28	1,513	3,384	56
1918		30	1,437	3,469	56
1917		24	1,581	3,155	57
1916		23	1,619	2,984	57
1915		18	1,853	2,780	60
1914		27	1,193	2,064	59
1913		14	1,650	1,642	61
1912		16	1,399	1,185	71
1911		11	1,517	594	73
1910		13	1,313	482	75
1909		9	1,559	448	71
1908		6	2,023	366	75
1907		7	1,753	331	78
1906		< 5	--	285	83
1905		5	2,136	291	83
1904		< 5	--	234	92
1903		< 5	--	230	88
1902		6	1,728	248	87
1901		< 5	--	176	97
1900		< 5	--	231	102
1899		< 5	--	166	106
1898		< 5	--	159	115
1897		5	1,713	128	129
1896		< 5	--	158	115
1895		5	1,746	158	111
1894		< 5	--	125	129
1893		< 5	--	111	137
1892		< 5	--	114	144
1891		< 5	--	108	127
1890		< 5	--	98	146
1889		< 5	--	97	150
1888		< 5	--	119	131
1887		< 5	--	95	135
1886		< 5	--	83	169
1885		< 5	--	110	125
1884		< 5	--	95	145
1883		< 5	--	96	130
1882		< 5	--	86	160
1881		< 5	--	76	160
1880		< 5	--	103	129

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.