Mell vs Melvin

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

Name A

Mell

Boy name

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Name B

Melvin

Boy name · Rank #871

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Metric Mell Melvin
Current Rank Unranked #871
Total Births (all years) 342 244,936
Peak Year 1934 1928
Peak Year Births 14 4,249
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mell Melvin
1880s 14 960
1890s 16 1,325
1900s - 2,840
1910s 59 21,739
1920s 77 40,583
1930s 58 37,705
1940s 44 39,236
1950s 61 36,165
1960s 13 23,093
1970s - 13,126
1980s - 9,431
1990s - 6,983
2000s - 6,296
2010s - 3,705
2020s - 1,749

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mell Melvin
2014 - 386
2015 - 365
2016 - 337
2017 - 328
2018 - 334
2019 - 314
2020 - 323
2021 - 307
2022 - 300
2023 - 299
2024 - 277
2025 - 243

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, 1883–1963.

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