Melbern — boys' name
33 babies named Melbern in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
33 boys have been named Melbern since 1916, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1928.
- 33
- total births
- 1916–1928
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
52% of everyone ever named Melbern was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Melbern in 1918 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Melbern
The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Melbern between 1916 and 1928, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Melbern currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Melbern performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Melbern shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Melbern in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Melbern at a glance
Last recorded 1928Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Melbern popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1916
- Peak year (1918)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1928.
33 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1918 with 7 births in a single year.
Melbern by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- 17 births that decade — 52% of Melbern's all-time total
Melbern decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1910s was Melbern's strongest decade
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.