Melbourne — boys' name

What the Data Says About Melbourne

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,012 babies named Melbourne between 1890 and 1989, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Melbourne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melbourne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 328 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Melbourne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Melbourne in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melbourne 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 1,012 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.