Boys' name · since 1890
Melbourne
Melbourne has 1,012 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 1,012
- total births
- 1890–1989
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Melbourne is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,012 have been recorded since 1890.
Melbourne has 1,012 recorded births among boys since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1989.
- 1,012 total births
- 1890–1989 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Melbourne's 1,012 recorded births place it above 89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
Melbourne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melbourne's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melbourne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1989
- Peak year (1922)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Melbourne by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Melbourne's strongest decade.
328 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Melbourne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 21
1900s
21 births
- 1910s
1910s
228 births
- 1920s
1920s
328 births
- 1930s
1930s
178 births
- 1940s
1940s
141 births
- 1950s 77
1950s
77 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 328 births (32% of all-time use).
How Melbourne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Melbourne's total volume
Melbourne vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Melbourne by state
Where Melbourne concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 64 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.5% |
64 of 1,012 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Melbourne's data
- Melbourne's decade-level peak was the 1920s (328 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Melbournes (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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, 1890–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Melbourne: Baby Name Since 1890 - 1,012 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melbourne. 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 Melbourne 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.