male NAME · CURRENTLY #959

Melvin

MEL-vin

“English form related to the surname Melville, from Norman French meaning “bad settlement” or “bad town.””

A traditional given name that also occurs as a surname.

surname-derivedtraditional
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Melvin has traveled through time

1031880 1101885 981890 1631895 2311900 2961905 4951910 2,7981915 3,7531920 4,1791925 4,0941930 3,6221935 3,9711940 3,4331945 3,9231950 3,6791955 3,0401960 2,2531965 1,7061970 1,2221975 1,1211980 9181985 9491990 6571995 5252000 6272005 4562010 3652015 3232020 2432025
LATEST YEAR2025243 births
PEAK RANK#47in 1926
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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