Boys' name · since 1913
Melvern
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 199 babies named Melvern, peaking in 1930. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 199
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Melvern sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 199 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Melvern recorded 199 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1950.
- #12,993 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 199 born since 1913
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melvern ranks #12,993 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 199 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 199
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Melvern's 199 recorded births place it above 71.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Melvern's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Melvern's full recorded timeline at 1928, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Melvern popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1950
- Peak year (1930)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Melvern by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (72 births, 36% of the file).
1930s was Melvern's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Melvern births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s
1930s
72 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 72 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Melvern's decade-level peak was the 1930s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- 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 Melvern: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1913–1950 (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 Melvern 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.