Melvin
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning friend of mills or council friend.
Babies a year
321
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#959
down from #872
UK popularity
#1705
15 babies
How Melvin has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #692 |
| 2016 | #729 |
| 2017 | #734 |
| 2018 | #720 |
| 2019 | #758 |
| 2020 | #753 |
| 2021 | #800 |
| 2022 | #830 |
| 2023 | #821 |
| 2024 | #872 |
| 2025 | #959 |
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Melvin. In the US, 321 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,248 in 1928.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Melvin was most common in 1925, when it went to 0.36% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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