Girls' name · since 1888
Melvia
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 972 babies named Melvia, peaking in 1930. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 972
- born since 1888
- 1930s
- peak decade
Melvia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 972 recorded since 1888.
Melvia has 972 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1988.
- #7,667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 972 born since 1888
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melvia ranks #7,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 972 born since 1888, peaking in the 1930s.
- #7,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 972
- born since 1888
- 1930s
- peak decade
Melvia's 972 recorded births place it above 89.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Melvia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Melvia splits its recorded history at 1943: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Melvia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1988
- Peak year (1930)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Melvia by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (190 births, 20% of the file).
1930s was Melvia's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Melvia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
86 births
- 1920s
1920s
167 births
- 1930s
1930s
190 births
- 1940s
1940s
185 births
- 1950s
1950s
179 births
- 1960s
1960s
100 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 190 births (20% of all-time use).
How Melvia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Melvia's total volume
Melvia by state
Where Melvia concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
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What to do with Melvia's data
- Melvia's decade-level peak was the 1930s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Melvias (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melvia: 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 (~100 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, 1888–1988 (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 Melvia 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.