NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Mel Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Mel: every year it appeared on the national list since 1902, with 3,693 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
3,693
Peak year
1958 #689
Years on the list
117
10-year trend
+14.3%

In the 1950s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1902–2025

YearBirthsRank
201011#7413
201110#7890
20125#13542
20137#10357
20146#11660
201612#6997
20176#11706
201810#7967
20197#10453
20207#10231
20219#8603
20229#8756
202310#8066
20249#8752
202511#7508

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1958

CA
25
NY
8
OH
7
IL
6
OR
6
OK
5

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