Girls' name · since 1880
Melvina
6,645 babies named Melvina in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,136 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,645
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
6,645 girls have been named Melvina since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Melvina recorded 6,645 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2023.
- #2,136 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,645 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melvina ranks #2,136 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,645 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,136 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,645
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Melvina's 6,645 recorded births place it above 97.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Melvina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Melvina splits its recorded history at 1948: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 136 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Melvina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2023
- Peak year (1920)
- 136
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Melvina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,058 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Melvina's strongest decade.
1,058 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Melvina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 298
1880s
298 births
- 1890s 353
1890s
353 births
- 1900s
1900s
434 births
- 1910s
1910s
824 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,058 births
- 1930s
1930s
685 births
- 1940s
1940s
737 births
- 1950s
1950s
731 births
- 1960s
1960s
582 births
- 1970s
1970s
427 births
- 1980s 266
1980s
266 births
- 1990s 134
1990s
134 births
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,058 births (16% of all-time use).
How Melvina 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 Melvina's total volume
Melvina by state
Where Melvina concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 350 | 5.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 232 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 125 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 114 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 102 | 1.5% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 86 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 72 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 62 | 0.9% |
350 of 6,645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Melvina appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Melvina's data
- Melvina's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,058 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Melvinas (350 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melvina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1880–2023 (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 Melvina 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.