Boys' name · since 1912
Melburn
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 489 babies named Melburn, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 489
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
489 boys have been named Melburn since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Melburn has 489 recorded births among boys since 1912, 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 1912 to 1974.
- #8,000 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 489 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melburn ranks #8,000 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 489 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 489
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Melburn's 489 recorded births place it above 82.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Melburn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melburn's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melburn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1974
- Peak year (1920)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Melburn by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (155 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Melburn's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Melburn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
105 births
- 1920s
1920s
155 births
- 1930s
1930s
108 births
- 1940s
1940s
63 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 155 births (32% of all-time use).
Melburn by state
Where Melburn concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
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What to do with Melburn's data
- Melburn's decade-level peak was the 1920s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Melburns (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Melburn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1912–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Melburn 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 August 2026.