Recorded 1918–1969 Girls' name Peak 1950 205 births

Melvenia — girls' name

205 babies named Melvenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s221930s251940s531950s651960s33
1950s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Melvenia was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

13 babies were named Melvenia in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melvenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Melvenia between 1918 and 1969, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melvenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melvenia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Melvenia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melvenia 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 205 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.

Melvenia at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

205

Since 1918

52 years of records

Peak year

1950

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1918

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1969

Melvenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1918

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1950)
13
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
468101214 196919621957195319481944193119241918 7

Melvenia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
65 births that decade — 32% of Melvenia's all-time total
1910s71920s221930s251940s531950s651960s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melvenia?
205 babies have been named Melvenia since 1918. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1950 with 13 births.
When was Melvenia most popular?
Melvenia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Melvenia been used?
Melvenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 52 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Melvenia?
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, 1918–1969 (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.