Melvia
- Last seen for girls in 1988 at #11,798
- Peak · girls
- 1910 · 13 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 972since 1888
Melvia over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Melvia 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
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 1992 | — | |
| 1991 | — | |
| 1990 | — | |
| 1989 | — | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 |
| 1985 | — | |
| 1984 | — | |
| 1983 | — | |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1980 | — | |
| 1979 | — | |
| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | — | |
| 1976 | — | |
| 1975 | — | |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 |
| 1971 | — | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 |
| 1967 | #3,484 | 14 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 |
| 1961 | #3,318 | 15 |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 |
| 1959 | #2,980 | 16 |
| 1958 | #2,755 | 18 |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 |
| 1956 | #3,186 | 14 |
| 1955 | #2,341 | 22 |
| 1954 | #2,027 | 27 |
| 1953 | #2,921 | 14 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 |
| 1949 | #2,410 | 17 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 |
| 1947 | #2,045 | 23 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 |
| 1945 | #1,874 | 20 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 |
| 1942 | #2,046 | 18 |
| 1941 | #1,696 | 22 |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 |
| 1939 | #1,544 | 24 |
| 1938 | #1,505 | 25 |
| 1937 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 |
| 1934 | #1,651 | 21 |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 |
| 1931 | #1,876 | 18 |
| 1930 | #1,403 | 30 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 |
| 1928 | #1,589 | 26 |
| 1927 | #1,728 | 24 |
| 1926 | #1,932 | 20 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 |
| 1923 | #2,021 | 19 |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 |
| 1918 | #2,289 | 15 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 |
| 1912 | — | |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,267 | 13 |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 |
| 1906 | — | |
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| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1888
The first year at least five girls were named Melvia! It came in at #1,276, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1907, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Melvia is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Melvia in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Melvia
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1988
Rise & fade · girls
22 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1910 at #1,267 (13 births)
- Births halved by 1911, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 30,500
- Highest: 1 in 30,500 girls born in 1910 were named Melvia (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 356,171 girls born in 1988 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
- 19.5% of all girls named Melvia (190) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,276 (1888) | #1,276 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,862 (1908) | #1,962 |
| 1910s | 86 | #1,267 (1910) | #2,602 |
| 1920s | 167 | #1,589 (1928) | #2,317 |
| 1930s | 190 | #1,403 (1930) | #1,904 |
| 1940s | 185 | #1,696 (1941) | #2,166 |
| 1950s | 179 | #2,027 (1954) | #2,653 |
| 1960s | 100 | #3,212 (1960) | #4,655 |
| 1970s | 26 | #5,776 (1974) | #7,140 |
| 1980s | 23 | #8,224 (1982) | #10,190 |
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.
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