Boys' name · since 1913
Melven
Melven has 511 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 511
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Melven sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 511 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Melven recorded 511 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1968.
- #7,802 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 511 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melven ranks #7,802 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 511 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 511
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Melven's 511 recorded births place it above 82.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Melven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melven's SSA record in two at 1935 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 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1968
- Peak year (1925)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Melven by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (170 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Melven's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Melven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
71 births
- 1920s
1920s
170 births
- 1930s
1930s
117 births
- 1940s
1940s
91 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 170 births (33% of all-time use).
How Melven 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 Melven's total volume
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What to do with Melven's data
- Melven's decade-level peak was the 1920s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Melven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1913–1968 (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 Melven 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.