Melva
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293 · Last seen for boys in 1941 at #3,133
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1937 · 300 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 14,155since 1880
Melva over time
Rank among girls' names. Melva has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | — | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | — | |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | — | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | — | |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | — | |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | — | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | — | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | — | |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | — | |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | — | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | — | |
| 1991 | #4,650 | 21 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,623 | 29 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,172 | 21 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,613 | 22 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,853 | 30 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,530 | 23 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,657 | 34 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,981 | 53 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,917 | 54 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,237 | 41 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,952 | 50 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,135 | 40 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,877 | 48 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,578 | 60 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,622 | 56 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,541 | 60 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,253 | 88 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,637 | 57 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,208 | 85 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,347 | 68 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,196 | 79 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,072 | 96 | — | |
| 1965 | #989 | 110 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,047 | 107 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,073 | 101 | — | |
| 1962 | #957 | 123 | — | |
| 1961 | #972 | 123 | — | |
| 1960 | #851 | 149 | — | |
| 1959 | #941 | 124 | — | |
| 1958 | #780 | 164 | — | |
| 1957 | #738 | 185 | — | |
| 1956 | #677 | 201 | — | |
| 1955 | #675 | 193 | — | |
| 1954 | #633 | 207 | — | |
| 1953 | #613 | 208 | — | |
| 1952 | #578 | 224 | — | |
| 1951 | #521 | 253 | — | |
| 1950 | #566 | 218 | — | |
| 1949 | #545 | 235 | — | |
| 1948 | #578 | 210 | — | |
| 1947 | #535 | 247 | — | |
| 1946 | #524 | 224 | — | |
| 1945 | #469 | 233 | — | |
| 1944 | #482 | 220 | — | |
| 1943 | #441 | 283 | — | |
| 1942 | #453 | 264 | — | |
| 1941 | #424 | 262 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #399 | 290 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #401 | 280 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #378 | 308 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #371 | 300 | — | |
| 1936 | #384 | 274 | — | |
| 1935 | #381 | 276 | — | |
| 1934 | #417 | 246 | — | |
| 1933 | #407 | 244 | — | |
| 1932 | #376 | 296 | — | |
| 1931 | #392 | 277 | — | |
| 1930 | #407 | 258 | — | |
| 1929 | #389 | 300 | — | |
| 1928 | #407 | 276 | — | |
| 1927 | #405 | 285 | — | |
| 1926 | #422 | 263 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #416 | 276 | — | |
| 1924 | #408 | 288 | — | |
| 1923 | #390 | 291 | — | |
| 1922 | #430 | 239 | — | |
| 1921 | #403 | 284 | — | |
| 1920 | #396 | 279 | — | |
| 1919 | #418 | 241 | — | |
| 1918 | #465 | 206 | — | |
| 1917 | #431 | 220 | — | |
| 1916 | #416 | 225 | — | |
| 1915 | #419 | 207 | — | |
| 1914 | #470 | 135 | — | |
| 1913 | #461 | 117 | — | |
| 1912 | #461 | 106 | — | |
| 1911 | #564 | 57 | — | |
| 1910 | #480 | 71 | — | |
| 1909 | #574 | 45 | — | |
| 1908 | #493 | 54 | — | |
| 1907 | #500 | 51 | — | |
| 1906 | #578 | 37 | — | |
| 1905 | #506 | 45 | — | |
| 1904 | #529 | 39 | — | |
| 1903 | #539 | 36 | — | |
| 1902 | #612 | 29 | — | |
| 1901 | #630 | 25 | — | |
| 1900 | #760 | 23 | — | |
| 1899 | #680 | 21 | — | |
| 1898 | #821 | 17 | — | |
| 1897 | #786 | 16 | — | |
| 1896 | #790 | 17 | — | |
| 1895 | #788 | 16 | — | |
| 1894 | #905 | 12 | — | |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | — | |
| 1892 | #638 | 20 | — | |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | — | |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | — | |
| 1889 | #839 | 10 | — | |
| 1888 | #793 | 11 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Melva was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1886, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Melva is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oklahoma#163 · 1 in 807
- Oregon#210 · 1 in 1,427
- Arkansas#242 · 1 in 1,365
- Indiana#252 · 1 in 2,442
- Kansas#258 · 1 in 2,051
Best ever in a state: #107 in Utah, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #163 | 25 | 1 in 807 |
| Oregon | #210 | 5 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Arkansas | #242 | 14 | 1 in 1,365 |
| Indiana | #252 | 11 | 1 in 2,442 |
| Kansas | #258 | 6 | 1 in 2,051 |
| Missouri | #282 | 11 | 1 in 2,543 |
| West Virginia | #291 | 8 | 1 in 2,367 |
| Virginia | #295 | 9 | 1 in 2,747 |
| Iowa | #296 | 6 | 1 in 3,287 |
| Minnesota | #301 | 7 | 1 in 3,243 |
| Louisiana | #309 | 12 | 1 in 1,950 |
| Ohio | #313 | 15 | 1 in 3,514 |
| North Carolina | #331 | 12 | 1 in 3,139 |
| Tennessee | #342 | 9 | 1 in 3,130 |
| Texas | #343 | 28 | 1 in 2,146 |
| Kentucky | #348 | 9 | 1 in 3,184 |
| California | #366 | 15 | 1 in 3,328 |
| Mississippi | #371 | 7 | 1 in 3,230 |
| South Carolina | #421 | 5 | 1 in 4,380 |
| Georgia | #458 | 6 | 1 in 5,293 |
| Illinois | #491 | 8 | 1 in 7,033 |
| Alabama | #493 | 5 | 1 in 5,907 |
| Pennsylvania | #507 | 8 | 1 in 9,375 |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Melva
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 305 spots in 1892 (#943 → #638)
- Biggest drop: 317 spots in 1893 (#638 → #955)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1937 at #371 (300 births)
- Births halved by 1959, 22 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1887–1962
- Highest: 1 in 3,547 girls born in 1937 were named Melva (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 324,038 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
- 19.6% of all girls named Melva (2,781) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 40 | #738 (1880) | #830 |
| 1890s | 150 | #638 (1892) | #810 |
| 1900s | 384 | #493 (1908) | #572 |
| 1910s | 1,585 | #416 (1916) | #459 |
| 1920s | 2,781 | #389 (1929) | #407 |
| 1930s | 2,759 | #371 (1937) | #391 |
| 1940s | 2,468 | #399 (1940) | #485 |
| 1950s | 1,977 | #521 (1951) | #672 |
| 1960s | 1,041 | #851 (1960) | #1,071 |
| 1970s | 554 | #1,253 (1971) | #1,775 |
| 1980s | 245 | #1,981 (1980) | #3,878 |
| 1990s | 116 | #3,623 (1990) | #8,074 |
| 2000s | 34 | #11,801 (2000) | #13,334 |
| 2010s | 16 | #14,582 (2013) | #15,666 |
| 2020s | 5 | #15,293 (2024) | #15,293 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Melva in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 3,943 of them was named Melva, which outranked 92.1% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 193,195 of them was named Melva, which outranked 20.5% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,871Winthrop7
- #2,871Zebedee7
- #2,871Zenon7
- #3,130Melva6
- #3,130Abbie6
- #3,130Abdul6
- #3,130Ad6
- #3,459Abbey5
- #3,459Abron5
- #3,459Abundio5
Tied with 328 names at #3,130; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.