Is Melva a boy or girl name?
Melva was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 14,185 US babies named Melva were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #16,816
- Babies named Melva since 1880
- 14,185
- Most popular year
- 1938
- 313 babies
Boys and girls named Melva, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 40 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 150 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 384 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,585 | 100% |
| 1920s | 8 | 2,781 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 10 | 2,759 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 12 | 2,468 | 99.5% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,977 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,041 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 554 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 245 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 116 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 34 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,816 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,571 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,338 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,893 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,884 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,604 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,994 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,720 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,674 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,018 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,455 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,307 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,519 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,569 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,849 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,117 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,751 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,684 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,202 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,261 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,496 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,664 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,242 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,679 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,885 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,606 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,700 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,000 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,940 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,264 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,966 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,160 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,892 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,591 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,637 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,554 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,260 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,648 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,210 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,360 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,201 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,074 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 110 | #993 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,050 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,079 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 123 | #959 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 123 | #975 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 149 | #852 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 124 | #943 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 164 | #782 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 185 | #738 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 202 | #677 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 192 | #676 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 207 | #637 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 208 | #615 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 224 | #578 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 253 | #523 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 218 | #566 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 235 | #547 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 210 | #579 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 247 | #536 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 224 | #524 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 233 | #470 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 220 | #482 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 283 | #441 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 264 | #455 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,379 | 262 | #424 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,348 | 290 | #401 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,804 | 280 | #402 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,862 | 308 | #378 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 300 | #372 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 274 | #386 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 276 | #382 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 246 | #418 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 244 | #407 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 296 | #378 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 277 | #393 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 258 | #408 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 300 | #389 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 276 | #408 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 285 | #406 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,293 | 263 | #425 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 276 | #416 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 288 | #408 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 291 | #390 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 239 | #431 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 284 | #403 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 279 | #396 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 241 | #419 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 206 | #466 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 220 | #432 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 225 | #417 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 207 | #420 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 135 | #473 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 117 | #462 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 106 | #463 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 57 | #572 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 71 | #482 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 45 | #577 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 54 | #497 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 51 | #504 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 37 | #589 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 45 | #509 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 39 | #534 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 36 | #546 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 29 | #617 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 25 | #641 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 23 | #772 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 21 | #694 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 17 | #834 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 16 | #816 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 17 | #806 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 16 | #808 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 12 | #932 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,000 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 20 | #655 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 9 | #985 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 12 | #810 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 10 | #883 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 11 | #823 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #916 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,002 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #807 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Melva reached #3,293 in 1926. As a girl name, it reached #372 in 1937. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Melva
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.