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.
- 17
- total births
- 1921–1938
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that 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.
- 17 total births
- 1921–1938 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Melfred's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (1921)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Melfred by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).
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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, 1921–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Melfred: Baby Name Since 1921 - 17 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melfred. 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 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 July 2026.