Meliton vs Melvin

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

Name A

Meliton

Boy name

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Name B

Melvin

Boy name · Rank #871

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Metric Meliton Melvin
Current Rank Unranked #871
Total Births (all years) 436 244,676
Peak Year 1932 1928
Peak Year Births 16 4,249
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Meliton Melvin
1880ss — 960
1890ss — 1,325
1900ss — 2,840
1910ss 41 21,739
1920ss 81 40,583
1930ss 47 37,705
1940ss 54 39,236
1950ss 29 36,165
1960ss 28 23,090
1970ss 26 13,127
1980ss 29 9,432
1990ss 68 6,981
2000ss 28 6,290
2010ss 5 3,702
2020ss — 1,501

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Meliton 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, 1913–2012.

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