Melford is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Melford is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1982. Melford was first reported in SSA data in 1904 and peaked in 1921 (46 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,406 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,499 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #6,168 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #4,630 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #4,463 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #3,840 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #3,564 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,199 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,985 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,830 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #3,795 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #3,199 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | #2,495 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #3,888 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #3,029 |
| 1959 | 12 | — | #2,497 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #3,190 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | #2,447 |
| 1956 | 13 | — | #2,337 |
| 1955 | 13 | — | #2,278 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #2,389 |
| 1953 | 12 | — | #2,358 |
| 1952 | 17 | — | #1,915 |
| 1951 | 21 | — | #1,667 |
| 1950 | 15 | — | #1,996 |
| 1949 | 19 | — | #1,741 |
| 1948 | 22 | — | #1,592 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | #1,830 |
| 1946 | 21 | — | #1,587 |
| 1945 | 19 | — | #1,560 |
| 1944 | 10 | — | #2,413 |
| 1943 | 19 | — | #1,679 |
| 1942 | 21 | — | #1,571 |
| 1941 | 20 | — | #1,570 |
| 1940 | 15 | — | #1,868 |
| 1939 | 20 | — | #1,518 |
| 1938 | 23 | — | #1,425 |
| 1937 | 30 | — | #1,223 |
| 1936 | 22 | — | #1,445 |
| 1935 | 20 | — | #1,573 |
| 1934 | 18 | — | #1,713 |
| 1933 | 24 | — | #1,393 |
| 1932 | 21 | — | #1,567 |
| 1931 | 21 | — | #1,573 |
| 1930 | 27 | — | #1,413 |
| 1929 | 33 | — | #1,230 |
| 1928 | 30 | — | #1,346 |
| 1927 | 31 | — | #1,342 |
| 1926 | 26 | — | #1,452 |
| 1925 | 40 | — | #1,114 |
| 1924 | 32 | — | #1,315 |
| 1923 | 42 | — | #1,111 |
| 1922 | 30 | — | #1,361 |
| 1921 | 46 | — | #1,039 |
| 1920 | 24 | — | #1,577 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | #1,738 |
| 1918 | 31 | — | #1,279 |
| 1917 | 23 | — | #1,516 |
| 1916 | 33 | — | #1,151 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | #1,855 |
| 1914 | 20 | — | #1,376 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | #1,766 |
| 1912 | 13 | — | #1,400 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #1,673 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #1,397 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #1,531 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,163 |