Girls' name · since 1921
Melvene
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Melvene, peaking in 1935. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 31
- total births
- 1921–1956
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
31 girls have been named Melvene since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melvene has been recorded 31 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. 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 1956.
- 31 total births
- 1921–1956 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Melvene's 31 recorded births place it above 44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Melvene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melvene's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1935 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melvene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1956
- Peak year (1935)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Melvene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Melvene's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Melvene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
8 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (39% 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, 1921–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Melvene: Baby Name Since 1921 - 31 Births, Peak 1935." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melvene. 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 Melvene 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.