Boys' name · since 1917
Melbert
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 71 babies named Melbert, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 71
- total births
- 1917–1944
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Melbert is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 71 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Melbert recorded 71 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1944.
- 71 total births
- 1917–1944 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Melbert's 71 recorded births place it above 57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Melbert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Melbert's full recorded timeline at 1925, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Melbert popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1944
- Peak year (1919)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Melbert by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Melbert's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Melbert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 41 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Melbert's decade-level peak was the 1920s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Melbert: Baby Name Since 1917 - 71 Births, Peak 1919." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melbert. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Melbert draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.