Mel is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1958 and has since faded.
Mel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,508 among boys (11) and #7,031 among girls (16) — overall #8,574 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | #7,031 | #7,508 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | #6,845 | #8,752 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | #7,151 | #8,066 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | #7,185 | #8,756 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | #10,063 | #8,603 |
| 2020 | 22 | 22 | #7,447 | #10,231 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #6,612 | #10,453 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | #17,327 | #7,967 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,706 |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | #9,861 | #6,997 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #12,623 | — |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #18,329 | #11,660 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #14,142 | #10,357 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #16,231 | #13,542 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,890 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #18,907 | #7,413 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #19,224 | #10,611 |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | #13,396 | #6,644 |
| 2007 | 24 | 24 | #11,366 | #6,154 |
| 2006 | 30 | 30 | #9,704 | #4,984 |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 | #8,198 | #6,947 |
| 2004 | 46 | 46 | #4,573 | #5,173 |
| 2003 | 40 | 40 | #6,489 | #3,921 |
| 2002 | 33 | 33 | #5,607 | #5,955 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,901 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,790 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,269 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,708 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | — | #5,167 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | — | #3,363 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | — | #4,434 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | — | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | — | #4,606 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | — | #4,763 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | — | #4,395 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | — | #3,719 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | — | #3,400 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | — | #3,823 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | — | #3,662 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | — | #4,714 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | — | #4,239 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | — | #3,842 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | — | #3,784 |
| 1982 | 19 | — | — | #2,570 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | — | #3,155 |
| 1980 | 26 | — | — | #2,092 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | — | #2,858 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | — | #2,177 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | — | #2,621 |
| 1976 | 36 | — | #10,269 | #1,696 |
| 1975 | 32 | — | — | #1,616 |
| 1974 | 27 | — | — | #1,772 |
| 1973 | 20 | — | — | #2,097 |
| 1972 | 35 | — | — | #1,446 |
| 1971 | 30 | — | — | #1,621 |
| 1970 | 36 | — | — | #1,409 |
| 1969 | 47 | — | — | #1,145 |
| 1968 | 35 | — | — | #1,305 |
| 1967 | 51 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1966 | 63 | — | — | #925 |
| 1965 | 71 | — | #6,265 | #924 |
| 1964 | 91 | — | #4,865 | #845 |
| 1963 | 71 | — | #5,694 | #944 |
| 1962 | 96 | — | #3,118 | #851 |
| 1961 | 115 | — | #3,728 | #765 |
| 1960 | 115 | — | #3,066 | #770 |
| 1959 | 106 | — | #3,752 | #792 |
| 1958 | 132 | — | #3,675 | #689 |
| 1957 | 107 | — | #2,894 | #792 |
| 1956 | 105 | — | #3,624 | #768 |
| 1955 | 77 | — | #4,617 | #897 |
| 1954 | 89 | — | #6,324 | #781 |
| 1953 | 106 | — | #3,402 | #741 |
| 1952 | 87 | — | #4,020 | #799 |
| 1951 | 59 | — | #5,951 | #957 |
| 1950 | 67 | — | — | #832 |
| 1949 | 77 | — | #4,529 | #819 |
| 1948 | 71 | — | — | #809 |
| 1947 | 104 | — | #5,112 | #701 |
| 1946 | 86 | — | — | #702 |
| 1945 | 67 | — | — | #751 |
| 1944 | 65 | — | #4,382 | #822 |
| 1943 | 76 | — | #5,129 | #776 |
| 1942 | 80 | — | — | #721 |
| 1941 | 62 | — | — | #805 |
| 1940 | 67 | — | — | #755 |
| 1939 | 59 | — | #3,668 | #853 |
| 1938 | 66 | — | #4,769 | #792 |
| 1937 | 43 | — | — | #966 |
| 1936 | 43 | — | — | #943 |
| 1935 | 26 | — | — | #1,343 |
| 1934 | 45 | — | #4,757 | #1,035 |
| 1933 | 25 | — | #4,648 | #1,574 |
| 1932 | 31 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1931 | 21 | — | — | #1,572 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | — | #1,794 |
| 1929 | 11 | — | — | #2,549 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | — | #2,229 |
| 1927 | 30 | — | #4,633 | #1,584 |
| 1926 | 25 | — | — | #1,500 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | — | #2,543 |
| 1924 | 17 | — | #5,619 | #2,576 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | — | #2,407 |
| 1922 | 19 | — | — | #1,860 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | — | #3,758 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | — | #2,299 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | #4,621 | #2,225 |
| 1918 | 16 | — | — | #2,043 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | — | #3,115 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | #4,237 | #2,222 |
| 1915 | 13 | — | — | #2,137 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | — | #2,215 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #3,108 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,783 |
| 1911 | 10 | — | — | #1,173 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | — | #1,031 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,246 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,252 |