Melville vs Melvin

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

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Melville

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Melvin

Boy name · Rank #871

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Metric Melville Melvin
Current Rank Unranked #871
Total Births (all years) 2,269 244,676
Peak Year 1918 1928
Peak Year Births 77 4,249
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Melville Melvin
1880ss 110 960
1890ss 115 1,325
1900ss 116 2,840
1910ss 491 21,739
1920ss 526 40,583
1930ss 337 37,705
1940ss 255 39,236
1950ss 164 36,165
1960ss 100 23,090
1970ss 50 13,127
1980ss 5 9,432
1990ss — 6,981
2000ss — 6,290
2010ss — 3,702
2020ss — 1,501

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melville 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, 1880–1981.

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