Melvena is a rare variant of Melvina that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.
Melvena is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1977. Melvena was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1916 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,211 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #6,307 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,285 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #4,444 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,335 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #6,998 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #4,895 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #4,400 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #4,789 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,570 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,632 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #4,179 |
| 1952 | 12 | — | #3,328 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #5,099 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,772 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | #3,283 |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #3,382 |
| 1946 | 13 | — | #2,837 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #4,373 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #5,042 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | #4,532 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #3,352 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #4,273 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #3,417 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #3,669 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,706 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #3,291 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #2,390 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #3,311 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,802 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,764 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #3,923 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #3,301 |
| 1928 | 11 | — | #2,902 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,474 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #5,372 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | #2,883 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | #3,296 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #2,683 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,897 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,640 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,771 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | #3,378 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #4,141 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,595 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | #2,448 |
| 1915 | 10 | — | #2,835 |