Melvin is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1928 and has since faded.
Melvin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #959 for boy births in the United States (and #1,963 across all names), given to 243 babies. Melvin first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1928 (4,249 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 243 | 243 | — | #959 |
| 2024 | 277 | 277 | — | #872 |
| 2023 | 299 | 299 | — | #822 |
| 2022 | 300 | 300 | — | #829 |
| 2021 | 307 | 307 | — | #799 |
| 2020 | 323 | 323 | — | #752 |
| 2019 | 314 | 314 | — | #758 |
| 2018 | 334 | 334 | — | #719 |
| 2017 | 328 | 328 | — | #731 |
| 2016 | 337 | 343 | — | #727 |
| 2015 | 365 | 371 | — | #690 |
| 2014 | 386 | 401 | — | #665 |
| 2013 | 402 | 421 | — | #618 |
| 2012 | 393 | 404 | — | #618 |
| 2011 | 390 | 408 | — | #614 |
| 2010 | 456 | 473 | — | #556 |
| 2009 | 535 | 558 | — | #506 |
| 2008 | 592 | 628 | — | #467 |
| 2007 | 633 | 660 | — | #443 |
| 2006 | 673 | 711 | — | #423 |
| 2005 | 627 | 660 | — | #424 |
| 2004 | 613 | 647 | — | #428 |
| 2003 | 656 | 703 | — | #397 |
| 2002 | 908 | 949 | — | #315 |
| 2001 | 534 | 590 | — | #453 |
| 2000 | 525 | 590 | — | #455 |
| 1999 | 555 | 625 | — | #425 |
| 1998 | 577 | 626 | — | #414 |
| 1997 | 590 | — | — | #399 |
| 1996 | 598 | — | — | #396 |
| 1995 | 657 | — | — | #365 |
| 1994 | 699 | — | — | #351 |
| 1993 | 729 | — | — | #341 |
| 1992 | 784 | — | — | #325 |
| 1991 | 858 | — | #14,573 | #300 |
| 1990 | 949 | — | #9,839 | #277 |
| 1989 | 908 | — | #9,327 | #276 |
| 1988 | 904 | — | #6,532 | #263 |
| 1987 | 833 | — | #7,776 | #264 |
| 1986 | 874 | — | #6,021 | #258 |
| 1985 | 918 | — | #6,309 | #249 |
| 1984 | 919 | — | #6,145 | #241 |
| 1983 | 955 | — | #8,646 | #236 |
| 1982 | 1,049 | — | #5,105 | #226 |
| 1981 | 1,059 | — | #8,693 | #227 |
| 1980 | 1,121 | — | #4,248 | #218 |
| 1979 | 1,175 | — | #4,355 | #204 |
| 1978 | 1,175 | — | #5,100 | #197 |
| 1977 | 1,159 | — | #4,564 | #200 |
| 1976 | 1,185 | — | #3,485 | #190 |
| 1975 | 1,222 | — | #4,499 | #187 |
| 1974 | 1,222 | — | #2,886 | #190 |
| 1973 | 1,391 | — | #5,084 | #170 |
| 1972 | 1,468 | — | #4,695 | #171 |
| 1971 | 1,601 | — | #3,027 | #172 |
| 1970 | 1,706 | — | #2,625 | #171 |
| 1969 | 1,790 | — | #3,070 | #162 |
| 1968 | 1,813 | — | #3,552 | #150 |
| 1967 | 1,864 | — | #2,837 | #150 |
| 1966 | 2,065 | — | #2,722 | #142 |
| 1965 | 2,253 | — | #2,585 | #138 |
| 1964 | 2,458 | — | #2,450 | #134 |
| 1963 | 2,572 | — | #2,340 | #133 |
| 1962 | 2,612 | — | #1,976 | #137 |
| 1961 | 2,868 | — | #2,396 | #128 |
| 1960 | 3,040 | — | #2,174 | #125 |
| 1959 | 3,189 | — | #2,727 | #122 |
| 1958 | 3,172 | — | #2,429 | #122 |
| 1957 | 3,425 | — | #2,099 | #113 |
| 1956 | 3,663 | — | #2,229 | #101 |
| 1955 | 3,679 | — | #1,867 | #95 |
| 1954 | 3,747 | — | #1,723 | #92 |
| 1953 | 3,841 | — | #1,853 | #91 |
| 1952 | 3,956 | — | #1,629 | #91 |
| 1951 | 3,860 | — | #2,096 | #88 |
| 1950 | 3,923 | — | #1,542 | #87 |
| 1949 | 4,007 | — | #1,586 | #82 |
| 1948 | 4,082 | — | #1,931 | #81 |
| 1947 | 4,203 | — | #1,654 | #85 |
| 1946 | 3,773 | — | #1,611 | #86 |
| 1945 | 3,433 | — | #1,689 | #78 |
| 1944 | 3,778 | — | #1,422 | #67 |
| 1943 | 4,102 | — | #1,459 | #63 |
| 1942 | 4,215 | — | #1,616 | #60 |
| 1941 | 3,980 | — | #1,467 | #56 |
| 1940 | 3,971 | — | #1,235 | #53 |
| 1939 | 3,884 | — | #1,339 | #51 |
| 1938 | 3,842 | — | #1,586 | #54 |
| 1937 | 3,915 | — | #1,524 | #50 |
| 1936 | 3,770 | — | #1,128 | #53 |
| 1935 | 3,622 | — | #1,641 | #57 |
| 1934 | 3,733 | — | #1,309 | #55 |
| 1933 | 3,623 | — | #1,214 | #51 |
| 1932 | 3,810 | — | #1,256 | #51 |
| 1931 | 3,736 | — | #1,213 | #51 |
| 1930 | 4,094 | — | #1,098 | #50 |
| 1929 | 4,140 | — | #1,188 | #49 |
| 1928 | 4,311 | — | #949 | #48 |
| 1927 | 4,245 | — | #1,186 | #48 |
| 1926 | 4,228 | — | #1,379 | #47 |
| 1925 | 4,179 | — | #1,433 | #50 |
| 1924 | 4,221 | — | #1,076 | #48 |
| 1923 | 4,056 | — | #1,169 | #48 |
| 1922 | 3,951 | — | #1,180 | #50 |
| 1921 | 3,927 | — | #1,232 | #53 |
| 1920 | 3,753 | — | #1,303 | #54 |
| 1919 | 3,412 | — | #1,513 | #56 |
| 1918 | 3,499 | — | #1,437 | #56 |
| 1917 | 3,179 | — | #1,581 | #57 |
| 1916 | 3,007 | — | #1,619 | #57 |
| 1915 | 2,798 | — | #1,853 | #60 |
| 1914 | 2,091 | — | #1,193 | #59 |
| 1913 | 1,656 | — | #1,650 | #61 |
| 1912 | 1,201 | — | #1,399 | #71 |
| 1911 | 605 | — | #1,517 | #73 |
| 1910 | 495 | — | #1,313 | #75 |
| 1909 | 457 | — | #1,559 | #71 |
| 1908 | 372 | — | #2,023 | #75 |
| 1907 | 338 | — | #1,753 | #78 |
| 1906 | 285 | — | — | #83 |
| 1905 | 296 | — | #2,136 | #83 |
| 1904 | 234 | — | — | #92 |
| 1903 | 230 | — | — | #88 |
| 1902 | 254 | — | #1,728 | #87 |
| 1901 | 176 | — | — | #97 |
| 1900 | 231 | — | — | #102 |
| 1899 | 166 | — | — | #106 |
| 1898 | 159 | — | — | #115 |
| 1897 | 133 | — | #1,713 | #129 |
| 1896 | 158 | — | — | #115 |
| 1895 | 163 | — | #1,746 | #111 |
| 1894 | 125 | — | — | #129 |
| 1893 | 111 | — | — | #137 |
| 1892 | 114 | — | — | #144 |
| 1891 | 108 | — | — | #127 |
| 1890 | 98 | — | — | #146 |
| 1889 | 97 | — | — | #150 |
| 1888 | 119 | — | — | #131 |
| 1887 | 95 | — | — | #135 |
| 1886 | 83 | — | — | #169 |
| 1885 | 110 | — | — | #125 |
| 1884 | 95 | — | — | #145 |
| 1883 | 96 | — | — | #130 |
| 1882 | 86 | — | — | #160 |
| 1881 | 76 | — | — | #159 |
| 1880 | 103 | — | — | #129 |