Recorded 1900–1956 Girls' name Peak 1936 347 births

Melvie — girls' name

347 babies named Melvie in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s471920s1001930s1041940s791950s12
1930s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Melvie was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

16 babies were named Melvie in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melvie

The Social Security Administration has registered 347 babies named Melvie between 1900 and 1956, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melvie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melvie performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Melvie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melvie 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 347 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.

Melvie at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

347

Since 1900

57 years of records

Peak year

1936

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1900

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1956

Melvie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1900

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1936)
16
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Melvie by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
104 births that decade — 30% of Melvie's all-time total
1900s51910s471920s1001930s1041940s791950s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melvie?
347 babies have been named Melvie since 1900. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1936 with 16 births.
When was Melvie most popular?
Melvie was most popular in the 1930s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Melvie been used?
Melvie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 57 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Melvie?
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, 1900–1956 (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.