Melven is a rare variant of Melvin that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Melven is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1968. Melven first appears in 1913 and peaked in 1925 (22 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,532 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #3,432 |
| 1964 | 10 | — | #2,781 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,413 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,757 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #3,357 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | #2,488 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #4,068 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #3,569 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #3,202 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | #2,403 |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #2,462 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #3,403 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | #2,690 |
| 1944 | 12 | — | #2,154 |
| 1943 | 10 | — | #2,506 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | #2,480 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | #2,440 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #3,349 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,252 |
| 1938 | 15 | — | #1,871 |
| 1936 | 10 | — | #2,399 |
| 1935 | 11 | — | #2,348 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | #2,505 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #2,481 |
| 1932 | 21 | — | #1,568 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | #2,423 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | #1,795 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | #2,279 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | #2,121 |
| 1927 | 20 | — | #1,780 |
| 1926 | 15 | — | #2,159 |
| 1925 | 22 | — | #1,661 |
| 1924 | 16 | — | #2,102 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | #2,195 |
| 1922 | 20 | — | #1,806 |
| 1921 | 20 | — | #1,804 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | #2,300 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #2,226 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | #2,819 |
| 1917 | 14 | — | #2,155 |
| 1916 | 11 | — | #2,487 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #2,982 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | #2,818 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,414 |