Names / Boy names
Melvin
Current rank
#959
and easing
All-time peak
#47
in 1926
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
247,000
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #47 in 1926 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Gentle friend. The name first appears in U.S. records in 1880. It currently ranks #959 and is drifting lower. It crested in 1926 at #47. Over 247,000 have carried it since records began.