Melchior vs Melvyn

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

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Melchior

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Metric Melchior Melvyn
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 48 4,360
Peak Year 1915 1938
Peak Year Births 9 293
Peak Decade 1920s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Melchior Melvyn
1910s 15 136
1920s 18 398
1930s - 1,329
1940s 5 1,503
1950s 5 275
1960s - 208
1970s - 118
1980s - 95
1990s - 75
2000s 5 130
2010s - 59
2020s - 34

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melchior Melvyn
2015 - 5
2016 - 7
2017 - 5
2019 - 10
2020 - 12
2021 - 11
2022 - 6
2023 - 5

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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