Melburn
- Last seen for boys in 1974 at #4,634
- Peak · boys
- 1920 · 27 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 489since 1912
Melburn over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Melburn has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1974 | #4,634 | 6 |
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| 1972 | #3,963 | 7 |
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| 1964 | #4,039 | 5 |
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| 1962 | #3,305 | 7 |
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| 1958 | #3,559 | 6 |
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| 1955 | #2,764 | 9 |
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| 1953 | #3,143 | 7 |
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| 1951 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #3,096 | 7 |
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| 1944 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #2,491 | 9 |
| 1940 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #1,712 | 16 |
| 1938 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #2,772 | 10 |
| 1922 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #2,152 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,416 | 27 |
| 1919 | #1,811 | 18 |
| 1918 | #2,165 | 14 |
| 1917 | #1,693 | 19 |
| 1916 | #2,043 | 14 |
| 1915 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1914 | #2,457 | 8 |
| 1913 | #1,580 | 12 |
| 1912 | #2,544 | 5 |
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First appearance
1912
The first year at least five boys were named Melburn! It came in at #2,544, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1945–1946, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Melburn is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Melburn in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1974
Rise & fade · boys
8 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1920 at #1,416 (27 births)
- Births halved by 1923, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 39,421
- Highest: 1 in 39,421 boys born in 1920 were named Melburn (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 262,056 boys born in 1974 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 31.7% of all boys named Melburn (155) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1910s | 105 | #1,580 (1913) | #2,021 |
| 1920s | 155 | #1,416 (1920) | #2,139 |
| 1930s | 108 | #1,712 (1939) | #2,423 |
| 1940s | 63 | #2,405 (1943) | #2,814 |
| 1950s | 33 | #2,764 (1955) | #3,302 |
| 1960s | 12 | #3,305 (1962) | #3,672 |
| 1970s | 13 | #3,963 (1972) | #4,299 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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