Unisex name · since 1923
Melvis
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Melvis, peaking in 1939. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1923
- 1940s
- peak decade
Melvis sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1923.
Melvis has 54 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1961.
- #34,140 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1923
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melvis ranks #34,140 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1923, peaking in the 1940s.
- #34,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1923
- 1940s
- peak decade
Melvis's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Melvis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Melvis splits its recorded history at 1941: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1939 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Melvis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1961
- Peak year (1939)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Melvis popularity over time - boys
44 total births recorded since 1921 (Melvis as boys' name)
Melvis by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (19 births, 35% of the file).
1940s was Melvis's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Melvis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
14 births
- 1940s
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 19 births (35% of all-time use).
Melvis by state
Where Melvis concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 9.3% |
5 of 54 births nationwide.
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What to do with Melvis's data
- Melvis's decade-level peak was the 1940s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Melviss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Melvis: 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 (~38 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, 1923–1961 (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 Melvis 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.