Melford
- Last seen for boys in 1982 at #5,003
- Peak · boys
- 1921 · 46 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,175since 1904
Melford over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Melford 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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| rank | births | |
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| 1982 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | — | |
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| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1958 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #2,375 | 12 |
| 1956 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1955 | #2,219 | 13 |
| 1954 | #2,316 | 12 |
| 1953 | #2,287 | 12 |
| 1952 | #1,856 | 17 |
| 1951 | #1,643 | 21 |
| 1950 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1949 | #1,702 | 19 |
| 1948 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1947 | #1,786 | 18 |
| 1946 | #1,557 | 21 |
| 1945 | #1,536 | 19 |
| 1944 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #1,636 | 19 |
| 1942 | #1,537 | 21 |
| 1941 | #1,532 | 20 |
| 1940 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #1,489 | 20 |
| 1938 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1937 | #1,212 | 30 |
| 1936 | #1,417 | 22 |
| 1935 | #1,538 | 20 |
| 1934 | #1,658 | 18 |
| 1933 | #1,361 | 24 |
| 1932 | #1,548 | 21 |
| 1931 | #1,538 | 21 |
| 1930 | #1,399 | 27 |
| 1929 | #1,214 | 33 |
| 1928 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1927 | #1,322 | 31 |
| 1926 | #1,432 | 26 |
| 1925 | #1,108 | 40 |
| 1924 | #1,287 | 32 |
| 1923 | #1,101 | 42 |
| 1922 | #1,333 | 30 |
| 1921 | #1,026 | 46 |
| 1920 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1919 | #1,695 | 20 |
| 1918 | #1,256 | 31 |
| 1917 | #1,479 | 23 |
| 1916 | #1,138 | 33 |
| 1915 | #1,782 | 16 |
| 1914 | #1,342 | 20 |
| 1913 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1912 | #1,353 | 13 |
| 1911 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | — | |
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| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,064 | 6 |
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First appearance
1904
The first year at least five boys were named Melford! It came in at #1,064, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1905–1908, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Melford is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Melford 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 1982
Rise & fade · boys
17 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1904
- Peaked 1921 at #1,026 (46 births)
- Births halved by 1931, 10 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 21,354
- Highest: 1 in 21,354 boys born in 1904 were named Melford (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 259,207 boys born in 1982 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #1,026 in 1921, was only 1 in 23,945 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 28.4% of all boys named Melford (334) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 17 | #1,064 (1904) | #1,238 |
| 1910s | 173 | #1,138 (1916) | #1,473 |
| 1920s | 334 | #1,026 (1921) | #1,269 |
| 1930s | 226 | #1,212 (1937) | #1,456 |
| 1940s | 184 | #1,532 (1941) | #1,696 |
| 1950s | 135 | #1,643 (1951) | #2,235 |
| 1960s | 53 | #2,414 (1963) | #3,253 |
| 1970s | 46 | #3,370 (1971) | #4,521 |
| 1980s | 7 | #5,003 (1982) | #5,003 |
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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