Boys' name · since 2002
Melbin
Melbin has 50 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 50
- total births
- 2002–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 90%
- born in that decade
50 boys have been named Melbin since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Melbin recorded 50 times among boys since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2011.
- 50 total births
- 2002–2011 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 90% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Melbin's 50 recorded births place it above 51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Melbin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melbin's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melbin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2011
- Peak year (2006)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Melbin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Melbin's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.
Melbin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 45 births (90% of all-time use).
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- Melbin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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, 2002–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Melbin: Baby Name Since 2002 - 50 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melbin. 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 Melbin 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.