Is Melvyn a boy or girl name?
Melvyn was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 4,370 US babies named Melvyn were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Melvyn since 1912
- 4,370
- Most popular year
- 1938
- 293 babies
Boys and girls named Melvyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 136 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 398 | 5 | 1.2% |
| 1930s | 1,329 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,503 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 275 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 208 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 75 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 130 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,484 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,801 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,422 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,890 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,004 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,590 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,370 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,383 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,686 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,418 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,538 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,564 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,761 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,188 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 14 | #6,153 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,627 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,101 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,604 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,569 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,434 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,903 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,941 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,916 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,240 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,436 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,525 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,180 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,337 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,106 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,375 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,255 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,448 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,546 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,281 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,716 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,257 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,835 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,551 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,859 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,043 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,197 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,110 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,871 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,513 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,226 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,062 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,285 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,247 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,826 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,766 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,429 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,046 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,644 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,092 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 21 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 33 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 22 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 18 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 80 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 77 | #778 | 5 | #5,763 |
| 1947 | 100 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 76 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 78 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 89 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 177 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 282 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 290 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 254 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 273 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 293 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 221 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 120 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 90 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 74 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 73 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 93 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 54 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 38 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 45 | #1,022 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1928 | 31 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 43 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 43 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 54 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 41 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 32 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 42 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 24 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 33 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,785 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Melvyn reached #323 in 1938. As a girl name, it reached #5,059 in 1929. 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 Melvyn
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.