Melvin Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Melvin: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 244,936 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

244,936

Peak year

1928 #48

Years on the list

146

10-year trend

-12.8%

In the 1920s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	390	#614
2012	393	#618
2013	402	#618
2014	386	#665
2015	365	#690
2016	337	#727
2017	328	#731
2018	334	#719
2019	314	#758
2020	323	#752
2021	307	#799
2022	300	#829
2023	299	#822
2024	277	#872
2025	243	#959

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

Where {name} was most used in 1928

316

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258

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Names from the same era

Marvin · 1928 Norman · 1928 Alfred · 1928 Herbert · 1928 Johnnie · 1928 Laverne · 1928 Rolland · 1928 Bud · 1928 Jules · 1928 Frances · 1928

Names similar to Melvin

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