Boys' name · since 1921

Melfred

17 babies named Melfred in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,306 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1921
1930s
peak decade

Melfred is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 1921.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melfred has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1938.

  • #30,306 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 1921
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melfred ranks #30,306 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1921, peaking in the 1930s.

#30,306 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1921
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Melfred's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Melfred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Melfred's full recorded timeline at 1935, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Melfred popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1938

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192119351938 5

Melfred by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (10 births, 59% of the file).

1930s was Melfred's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Melfred births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melfred? ▼
Melfred has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1921, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,306 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1938. 7 babies were born in 1921, its single highest year.
Where does Melfred sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melfred ranks #30,306 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Melfred most popular? ▼
Melfred was most popular in the 1930s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Melfred been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Melfred since 1921 -- 18 years through the most recent 1938 data.
What names are similar to Melfred? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Melvin, Melvyn, Melton, Mel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Melfred

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Melfred: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1921–1938 (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 Melfred 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.