Melchior vs Melvin

Side-by-side comparison of Melchior and Melvin — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Melchior

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Name B

Melvin

Boy name · Rank #871

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Metric Melchior Melvin
Current Rank Unranked #871
Total Births (all years) 48 244,676
Peak Year 1915 1928
Peak Year Births 9 4,249
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Melchior Melvin
1880ss — 960
1890ss — 1,325
1900ss — 2,840
1910ss 15 21,739
1920ss 18 40,583
1930ss — 37,705
1940ss 5 39,236
1950ss 5 36,165
1960ss — 23,090
1970ss — 13,127
1980ss — 9,432
1990ss — 6,981
2000ss 5 6,290
2010ss — 3,702
2020ss — 1,501

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melchior Melvin
2014 — 386
2015 — 364
2016 — 336
2017 — 328
2018 — 333
2019 — 314
2020 — 323
2021 — 305
2022 — 300
2023 — 298
2024 — 275

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2007.

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