Recorded 1950–1953 Girls' name Peak 1952 18 births

Mevelyn — girls' name

18 babies named Mevelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s18
1950s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Mevelyn was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mevelyn in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mevelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Mevelyn between 1950 and 1953, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mevelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mevelyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mevelyn 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 18 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.

Mevelyn at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

18

Since 1950

4 years of records

Peak year

1952

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1950

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1953

Mevelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1950

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1952)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195319521950 6

Mevelyn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
18 births that decade — 100% of Mevelyn's all-time total
1950s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mevelyn?
18 babies have been named Mevelyn since 1950. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1952 with 7 births.
When was Mevelyn most popular?
Mevelyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Mevelyn been used?
Mevelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 4 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Mevelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meva. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1950–1953 (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.