Unisex name · since 1912
Melvine
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 270 babies named Melvine, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 270
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Melvine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 270 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Melvine recorded 270 times among girls since 1912, 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 1912 to 1963.
- #16,860 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 270 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melvine ranks #16,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 270 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 270
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Melvine's 270 recorded births place it above 76.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Melvine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melvine's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melvine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1963
- Peak year (1922)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Melvine popularity over time - boys
25 total births recorded since 1923 (Melvine as boys' name)
Melvine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (97 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Melvine's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Melvine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
97 births
- 1930s
1930s
59 births
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 97 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Melvine's data
- Melvine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- 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 Melvine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~51 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, 1912–1963 (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 Melvine 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.