Mell
- Last seen for girls in 2004 at #12,761
- Last seen for boys in 1963 at #4,048
- Given to boys 62.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1889 · 8 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 342since 1883
Mell over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | — | |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | — | |
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| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #4,048 | 5 |
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| 1960 | — | #3,077 | 8 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,619 | 6 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,506 | 11 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,993 | 5 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,798 | 9 | |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | — | |
| 1954 | — | #3,176 | 7 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | — | #2,514 | 10 | |
| 1951 | — | #3,364 | 6 | |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | #3,298 | 6 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,010 | 7 | |
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | #3,109 | 6 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,231 | 6 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,505 | 5 | |
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| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,549 | 5 | |
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| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #1,932 | 14 |
| 1933 | — | #3,004 | 7 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,849 | 8 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
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| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
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| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | #722 | 8 |
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| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
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| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
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First appearance
1883
The first year at least five boys were named Mell! It came in at #799, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1888, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Mell is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Mell in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Mell
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1963
- Biggest drop: 162 spots in 1890
Rise & fade · boys
6 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1889 at #722 (8 births)
- Births halved by 1892, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 4 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 4 yrs · run 1889–1891
Share of babies · boys
1 in 13,823
- Highest: 1 in 13,823 boys born in 1889 were named Mell (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 406,216 boys born in 1963 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 22.5% of all boys named Mell (77) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1963
- Mostly boys until 1962, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14 | #722 (1889) | #761 |
| 1890s | 16 | #884 (1890) | #975 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 59 | #1,746 (1912) | #2,703 |
| 1920s | 77 | #2,347 (1922) | #3,160 |
| 1930s | 58 | #1,932 (1934) | #2,901 |
| 1940s | 44 | #2,523 (1942) | #3,172 |
| 1950s | 61 | #2,506 (1958) | #3,139 |
| 1960s | 13 | #3,077 (1960) | #3,563 |
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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