Melvin

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Celtic	Boy	Chief
Jamaican	Boy	Council friend

Fun Facts about the name Melvin

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Similar & Rhyming Names

DvinNevinGalvinOrvinMelpomene

Popularity of Melvin

Popularity Analysis

The name Melvin first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1926 when it reached rank #47. It broke into the top 100 for 55 years. As of 2024, it ranked #872.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	872	Male	0.0149%
2023	822	Male	0.0162%
2022	828	Male	0.0160%
2021	803	Male	0.0163%
2020	753	Male	0.0174%
2019	758	Male	0.0163%
2018	720	Male	0.0171%
2017	734	Male	0.0165%
2016	738	Male	0.0163%
2015	696	Male	0.0177%
2014	671	Male	0.0186%
2013	621	Male	0.0197%
2012	622	Male	0.0192%
2011	618	Male	0.0190%
2010	566	Male	0.0217%
2009	511	Male	0.0249%
2008	481	Male	0.0265%
2007	444	Male	0.0283%
2006	425	Male	0.0305%
2005	432	Male	0.0290%
2004	431	Male	0.0286%
2003	405	Male	0.0306%
2002	316	Male	0.0435%
2001	460	Male	0.0252%
2000	458	Male	0.0246%
1999	429	Male	0.0267%
1998	418	Male	0.0275%
1997	403	Male	0.0288%
1996	400	Male	0.0292%
1995	368	Male	0.0320%
1994	352	Male	0.0340%
1993	342	Male	0.0348%
1992	325	Male	0.0371%
1991	299	Male	0.0402%
1990	277	Male	0.0435%
1989	277	Male	0.0428%
1988	262	Male	0.0446%
1987	264	Male	0.0423%
1986	258	Male	0.0448%
1985	249	Male	0.0471%
1984	241	Male	0.0484%
1983	236	Male	0.0509%
1982	227	Male	0.0548%
1981	227	Male	0.0565%
1980	218	Male	0.0595%
1979	204	Male	0.0647%
1978	197	Male	0.0681%
1977	199	Male	0.0670%
1976	191	Male	0.0713%
1975	187	Male	0.0744%
1974	188	Male	0.0737%
1973	170	Male	0.0855%
1972	171	Male	0.0869%
1971	172	Male	0.0869%
1970	171	Male	0.0883%
1969	162	Male	0.0970%
1968	150	Male	0.1012%
1967	150	Male	0.1037%
1966	142	Male	0.1123%
1965	138	Male	0.1177%
1964	134	Male	0.1198%
1963	133	Male	0.1232%
1962	137	Male	0.1223%
1961	128	Male	0.1317%
1960	125	Male	0.1391%
1959	122	Male	0.1466%
1958	122	Male	0.1457%
1957	113	Male	0.1551%
1956	101	Male	0.1692%
1955	95	Male	0.1745%
1954	92	Male	0.1797%
1953	91	Male	0.1904%
1952	91	Male	0.1987%
1951	88	Male	0.2004%
1950	87	Male	0.2135%
1949	82	Male	0.2206%
1948	81	Male	0.2267%
1947	85	Male	0.2247%
1946	86	Male	0.2271%
1945	78	Male	0.2478%
1944	68	Male	0.2700%
1943	64	Male	0.2792%
1942	60	Male	0.2971%
1941	56	Male	0.3150%
1940	53	Male	0.3319%
1939	51	Male	0.3397%
1938	54	Male	0.3363%
1937	50	Male	0.3554%
1936	53	Male	0.3501%
1935	57	Male	0.3366%
1934	55	Male	0.3484%
1933	51	Male	0.3512%
1932	51	Male	0.3515%
1931	51	Male	0.3462%
1930	50	Male	0.3588%
1929	49	Male	0.3702%
1928	48	Male	0.3725%
1927	48	Male	0.3614%
1926	47	Male	0.3664%
1925	50	Male	0.3600%
1924	48	Male	0.3559%
1923	48	Male	0.3541%
1922	50	Male	0.3479%
1921	53	Male	0.3410%
1920	54	Male	0.3381%
1919	56	Male	0.3331%
1918	56	Male	0.3307%
1917	57	Male	0.3292%
1916	57	Male	0.3231%
1915	60	Male	0.3155%
1914	59	Male	0.3022%
1913	61	Male	0.3063%
1912	71	Male	0.2625%
1911	73	Male	0.2461%
1910	75	Male	0.2312%
1909	71	Male	0.2539%
1908	75	Male	0.2200%
1907	78	Male	0.2087%
1906	83	Male	0.1978%
1905	83	Male	0.2031%
1904	92	Male	0.1689%
1903	88	Male	0.1778%
1902	87	Male	0.1868%
1901	97	Male	0.1522%
1900	102	Male	0.1424%
1899	106	Male	0.1441%
1898	115	Male	0.1203%
1897	129	Male	0.1050%
1896	115	Male	0.1232%
1895	111	Male	0.1248%
1894	129	Male	0.1001%
1893	137	Male	0.0917%
1892	144	Male	0.0867%
1891	127	Male	0.0988%
1890	146	Male	0.0819%
1889	150	Male	0.0815%
1888	131	Male	0.0916%
1887	135	Male	0.0869%
1886	169	Male	0.0697%
1885	125	Male	0.0949%
1884	145	Male	0.0774%
1883	130	Male	0.0853%
1882	160	Male	0.0705%
1881	160	Male	0.0702%
1880	129	Male	0.0870%

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