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.

Melvin

#159 most common boys' name of all time · #327 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#159
Rank overall
#327 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
247,075
Since 2016
3,062
Peak year
1928 #48
Best rank
#47 1926
Girls Boys peak 4,311/yr
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Melvin is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 243 243 #958
2024 — 277 277 #871
2023 — 299 299 #820
2022 — 300 300 #828
2021 — 307 307 #798
2020 — 323 323 #752
2019 — 314 314 #758
2018 — 334 334 #718
2017 — 328 328 #727
2016 — 337 337 #727
2015 — 365 365 #687
2014 — 386 386 #664
2013 — 402 402 #617
2012 — 393 393 #618
2011 — 390 390 #615
2010 — 456 456 #556
2009 — 535 535 #505
2008 — 592 592 #467
2007 — 633 633 #443
2006 — 673 673 #423
2005 — 627 627 #424
2004 — 613 613 #426
2003 — 656 656 #397
2002 — 908 908 #315
2001 — 534 534 #453
2000 — 525 525 #455
1999 — 555 555 #425
1998 — 577 577 #413
1997 — 590 590 #399
1996 — 598 598 #395
1995 — 657 657 #365
1994 — 699 699 #351
1993 — 729 729 #341
1992 — 784 784 #324
1991 5 853 858 #300
1990 8 941 949 #277
1989 8 900 908 #275
1988 12 892 904 #263
1987 9 824 833 #264
1986 12 862 874 #258
1985 11 907 918 #249
1984 11 908 919 #241
1983 7 948 955 #236
1982 14 1,035 1,049 #226
1981 7 1,052 1,059 #227
1980 18 1,103 1,121 #218
1979 17 1,158 1,175 #204
1978 13 1,162 1,175 #197
1977 15 1,144 1,159 #199
1976 20 1,165 1,185 #190
1975 14 1,208 1,222 #187
1974 25 1,197 1,222 #190
1973 11 1,380 1,391 #170
1972 12 1,456 1,468 #171
1971 23 1,578 1,601 #172
1970 28 1,678 1,706 #171
1969 20 1,770 1,790 #162
1968 15 1,798 1,813 #150
1967 20 1,844 1,864 #150
1966 21 2,044 2,065 #142
1965 23 2,230 2,253 #138
1964 26 2,432 2,458 #134
1963 27 2,545 2,572 #133
1962 35 2,577 2,612 #137
1961 26 2,842 2,868 #128
1960 29 3,011 3,040 #125
1959 19 3,170 3,189 #122
1958 23 3,149 3,172 #122
1957 28 3,397 3,425 #113
1956 25 3,638 3,663 #101
1955 33 3,646 3,679 #95
1954 36 3,711 3,747 #92
1953 30 3,811 3,841 #91
1952 36 3,920 3,956 #91
1951 23 3,837 3,860 #88
1950 37 3,886 3,923 #87
1949 35 3,972 4,007 #82
1948 25 4,057 4,082 #81
1947 34 4,169 4,203 #85
1946 31 3,742 3,773 #86
1945 25 3,408 3,433 #78
1944 33 3,745 3,778 #67
1943 33 4,069 4,102 #63
1942 27 4,188 4,215 #60
1941 29 3,951 3,980 #56
1940 36 3,935 3,971 #53
1939 31 3,853 3,884 #51
1938 24 3,818 3,842 #54
1937 25 3,890 3,915 #50
1936 40 3,730 3,770 #53
1935 22 3,600 3,622 #57
1934 31 3,702 3,733 #55
1933 35 3,588 3,623 #51
1932 34 3,776 3,810 #51
1931 36 3,700 3,736 #51
1930 46 4,048 4,094 #50
1929 40 4,100 4,140 #49
1928 62 4,249 4,311 #48
1927 43 4,202 4,245 #48
1926 34 4,194 4,228 #47
1925 33 4,146 4,179 #50
1924 53 4,168 4,221 #48
1923 44 4,012 4,056 #48
1922 43 3,908 3,951 #50
1921 40 3,887 3,927 #53
1920 36 3,717 3,753 #54
1919 28 3,384 3,412 #56
1918 30 3,469 3,499 #56
1917 24 3,155 3,179 #57
1916 23 2,984 3,007 #57
1915 18 2,780 2,798 #60
1914 27 2,064 2,091 #59
1913 14 1,642 1,656 #61
1912 16 1,185 1,201 #71
1911 11 594 605 #73
1910 13 482 495 #75
1909 9 448 457 #71
1908 6 366 372 #75
1907 7 331 338 #78
1906 — 285 285 #83
1905 5 291 296 #83
1904 — 234 234 #92
1903 — 230 230 #88
1902 6 248 254 #87
1901 — 176 176 #97
1900 — 231 231 #102
1899 — 166 166 #106
1898 — 159 159 #115
1897 5 128 133 #129
1896 — 158 158 #115
1895 5 158 163 #111
1894 — 125 125 #128
1893 — 111 111 #137
1892 — 114 114 #144
1891 — 108 108 #127
1890 — 98 98 #146
1889 — 97 97 #150
1888 — 119 119 #131
1887 — 95 95 #134
1886 — 83 83 #169
1885 — 110 110 #125
1884 — 95 95 #145
1883 — 96 96 #129
1882 — 86 86 #159
1881 — 76 76 #159
1880 — 103 103 #129