Melvinia
- Last seen for girls in 1976 at #9,284
- Peak · girls
- 1893 · 5 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 225since 1893
Melvinia over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Melvinia 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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| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 |
| 1975 | — | |
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| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 |
| 1971 | — | |
| 1970 | — | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 |
| 1968 | — | |
| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 |
| 1962 | — | |
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| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 |
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| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 |
| 1954 | — | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 |
| 1949 | — | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 |
| 1947 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 |
| 1944 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 |
| 1942 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 |
| 1934 | — | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 |
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| 1928 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 |
| 1924 | — | |
| 1923 | — | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 |
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| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 |
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| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 |
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| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 |
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| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 |
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| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 |
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First appearance
1893
The first year at least five girls were named Melvinia! It came in at #1,437, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1893–1907, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Melvinia is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Melvinia in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Melvinia
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1976
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1893 at #1,437 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1894, 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 42,581
- Highest: 1 in 42,581 girls born in 1893 were named Melvinia (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 293,020 girls born in 1976 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 19.6% of all girls named Melvinia (44) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,437 (1893) | #1,437 |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,862 (1908) | #1,897 |
| 1910s | 11 | #2,191 (1911) | #2,905 |
| 1920s | 44 | #3,097 (1920) | #4,008 |
| 1930s | 38 | #3,429 (1939) | #4,084 |
| 1940s | 33 | #3,493 (1943) | #4,103 |
| 1950s | 33 | #3,714 (1951) | #4,761 |
| 1960s | 38 | #4,539 (1963) | #5,901 |
| 1970s | 12 | #6,558 (1972) | #7,921 |
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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