Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Melton

#1,948 most common boys' name of all time · #4,698 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1882–2015

Rank among boys
#1,948
Rank overall
#4,698 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
124 of 146
All-time
4,235
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1921 #743
Best rank
#526 1888
Girls Boys peak 80/yr
190019201940196019802000

Melton first appears in 1882. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2015 — 5 5 #12,125
2014 — 5 5 #12,154
2013 — 5 5 #12,171
2010 — 5 5 #12,273
2009 — 5 5 #12,546
2007 — 7 7 #9,819
2005 — 9 9 #7,672
2004 — 5 5 #11,386
2003 — 9 9 #7,267
2002 — 7 7 #8,491
2000 — 7 7 #8,237
1998 — 9 9 #6,335
1997 — 6 6 #8,146
1996 — 11 11 #5,209
1995 — 8 8 #6,433
1994 — 9 9 #5,893
1993 — 11 11 #5,027
1992 — 6 6 #7,470
1991 — 9 9 #5,541
1990 — 12 12 #4,419
1989 — 11 11 #4,548
1988 — 14 14 #3,546
1987 — 14 14 #3,358
1986 — 9 9 #4,488
1985 — 16 16 #2,962
1984 — 13 13 #3,284
1983 — 13 13 #3,249
1982 — 18 18 #2,607
1981 — 15 15 #2,917
1980 — 19 19 #2,551
1979 — 15 15 #2,911
1978 — 25 25 #1,975
1977 — 27 27 #1,868
1976 — 22 22 #2,118
1975 — 25 25 #1,896
1974 — 20 20 #2,140
1973 — 14 14 #2,621
1972 — 30 30 #1,572
1971 — 39 39 #1,364
1970 — 35 35 #1,426
1969 — 27 27 #1,579
1968 — 37 37 #1,252
1967 — 41 41 #1,173
1966 — 34 34 #1,309
1965 — 43 43 #1,149
1964 — 47 47 #1,117
1963 — 46 46 #1,140
1962 — 47 47 #1,127
1961 — 39 39 #1,271
1960 — 54 54 #1,051
1959 — 43 43 #1,189
1958 — 62 62 #963
1957 — 64 64 #946
1956 — 62 62 #951
1955 — 48 48 #1,088
1954 — 65 65 #921
1953 — 61 61 #922
1952 — 61 61 #909
1951 — 58 58 #924
1950 — 70 70 #817
1949 — 66 66 #847
1948 — 71 71 #807
1947 — 71 71 #827
1946 — 69 69 #801
1945 — 72 72 #721
1944 — 78 78 #705
1943 — 73 73 #766
1942 — 76 76 #737
1941 — 64 64 #781
1940 — 70 70 #734
1939 — 64 64 #758
1938 — 58 58 #814
1937 — 77 77 #685
1936 — 72 72 #706
1935 — 68 68 #744
1934 — 63 63 #785
1933 — 68 68 #742
1932 — 78 78 #699
1931 — 66 66 #771
1930 — 66 66 #800
1929 — 56 56 #893
1928 — 65 65 #815
1927 — 68 68 #807
1926 — 73 73 #756
1925 — 59 59 #874
1924 — 77 77 #766
1923 — 67 67 #825
1922 — 78 78 #753
1921 — 80 80 #743
1920 — 63 63 #860
1919 — 69 69 #781
1918 — 49 49 #960
1917 — 55 55 #861
1916 — 63 63 #776
1915 — 51 51 #867
1914 — 33 33 #977
1913 — 33 33 #845
1912 — 32 32 #778
1911 — 9 9 #1,231
1910 — 22 22 #632
1909 — 12 12 #877
1908 — 13 13 #772
1907 — 8 8 #1,054
1906 — 6 6 #1,178
1905 — 9 9 #889
1904 — 9 9 #855
1903 — 8 8 #885
1902 — 5 5 #1,220
1901 — 6 6 #1,011
1900 — 12 12 #779
1899 — 5 5 #1,121
1898 — 6 6 #1,070
1897 — 7 7 #912
1896 — 6 6 #1,050
1895 — 8 8 #853
1894 — 9 9 #776
1893 — 6 6 #993
1892 — 6 6 #1,019
1889 — 5 5 #1,058
1888 — 15 15 #526
1886 — 8 8 #754
1884 — 7 7 #834
1883 — 8 8 #715
1882 — 6 6 #935