Recorded 1915–1977 Girls' name Peak 1916 383 births

Melvena — girls' name

383 babies named Melvena in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s471920s881930s671940s801950s631960s321970s6
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Melvena was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

13 babies were named Melvena in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melvena

The Social Security Administration has registered 383 babies named Melvena between 1915 and 1977, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melvena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melvena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Melvena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melvena 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 383 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.

Melvena at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

383

Since 1915

63 years of records

Peak year

1916

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1915

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1977

Melvena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1915

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1916)
13
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
468101214 197719591952194519391932192619201915 10

Melvena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
88 births that decade — 23% of Melvena's all-time total
1910s471920s881930s671940s801950s631960s321970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melvena?
383 babies have been named Melvena since 1915. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1916 with 13 births.
When was Melvena most popular?
Melvena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Melvena been used?
Melvena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 63 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Melvena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Melissa, Melanie, Melinda, Melody, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.