Melvin
Boy · MEL-vin · Scottish
Melvin is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 958th for boys in the US (243 babies).
What does Melvin mean?
Scottish: Scottish surname, probably a form of Melville
From a Scottish surname that is probably a form of Melville, itself taken from a Norman French place name.
- Say it
- MEL-vin
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Is Melvin a girl's or a boy's name?
Melvin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 243 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Melvin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 125% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Melvin, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Melvin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Melvin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Melvin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #958among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 243about 1 in 7,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 243 boys in the US were named Melvin, making it the 958th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 752nd. Its busiest year was 1928, with 4,249 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Melvin than any year since 1904.
Half of all the boys named Melvin in the US since 1880 were born between 1928 and 1961, the years shaded on the chart below.
Melvin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 243 | #958 |
| 2024 | 277 | #871 |
| 2023 | 299 | #820 |
| 2022 | 300 | #827 |
| 2021 | 307 | #798 |
| 2020 | 323 | #752 |
| 2019 | 314 | #758 |
| 2018 | 334 | #718 |
| 2017 | 328 | #727 |
| 2016 | 337 | #727 |
| 2015 | 365 | #687 |
| 2014 | 386 | #664 |
| 2013 | 402 | #617 |
| 2012 | 393 | #618 |
| 2011 | 390 | #614 |
| 2010 | 456 | #556 |
| 2009 | 535 | #505 |
| 2008 | 592 | #467 |
| 2007 | 633 | #443 |
| 2006 | 673 | #423 |
| 2005 | 627 | #424 |
| 2004 | 613 | #426 |
| 2003 | 656 | #397 |
| 2002 | 908 | #315 |
| 2001 | 534 | #452 |
| 2000 | 525 | #455 |
| 1999 | 555 | #425 |
| 1998 | 577 | #413 |
| 1997 | 590 | #398 |
| 1996 | 598 | #395 |
| 1995 | 657 | #365 |
| 1994 | 699 | #351 |
| 1993 | 729 | #341 |
| 1992 | 784 | #324 |
| 1991 | 853 | #299 |
| 1990 | 941 | #277 |
| 1989 | 900 | #275 |
| 1988 | 892 | #263 |
| 1987 | 824 | #264 |
| 1986 | 862 | #258 |
| 1985 | 907 | #249 |
| 1984 | 908 | #241 |
| 1983 | 948 | #236 |
| 1982 | 1,035 | #226 |
| 1981 | 1,052 | #227 |
| 1980 | 1,103 | #218 |
| 1979 | 1,158 | #204 |
| 1978 | 1,162 | #197 |
| 1977 | 1,144 | #199 |
| 1976 | 1,165 | #190 |
| 1975 | 1,208 | #187 |
| 1974 | 1,197 | #190 |
| 1973 | 1,380 | #170 |
| 1972 | 1,456 | #171 |
| 1971 | 1,578 | #172 |
| 1970 | 1,678 | #171 |
| 1969 | 1,770 | #162 |
| 1968 | 1,798 | #150 |
| 1967 | 1,844 | #150 |
| 1966 | 2,044 | #142 |
| 1965 | 2,230 | #138 |
| 1964 | 2,432 | #134 |
| 1963 | 2,545 | #133 |
| 1962 | 2,577 | #137 |
| 1961 | 2,842 | #128 |
| 1960 | 3,011 | #125 |
| 1959 | 3,170 | #122 |
| 1958 | 3,149 | #122 |
| 1957 | 3,397 | #113 |
| 1956 | 3,638 | #101 |
| 1955 | 3,646 | #95 |
| 1954 | 3,711 | #92 |
| 1953 | 3,811 | #91 |
| 1952 | 3,920 | #91 |
| 1951 | 3,837 | #88 |
| 1950 | 3,886 | #87 |
| 1949 | 3,972 | #82 |
| 1948 | 4,057 | #81 |
| 1947 | 4,169 | #85 |
| 1946 | 3,742 | #86 |
| 1945 | 3,408 | #78 |
| 1944 | 3,745 | #67 |
| 1943 | 4,069 | #63 |
| 1942 | 4,188 | #60 |
| 1941 | 3,951 | #56 |
| 1940 | 3,935 | #53 |
| 1939 | 3,853 | #51 |
| 1938 | 3,818 | #54 |
| 1937 | 3,890 | #50 |
| 1936 | 3,730 | #53 |
| 1935 | 3,600 | #57 |
| 1934 | 3,702 | #55 |
| 1933 | 3,588 | #51 |
| 1932 | 3,776 | #51 |
| 1931 | 3,700 | #51 |
| 1930 | 4,048 | #50 |
| 1929 | 4,100 | #49 |
| 1928 | 4,249 | #48 |
| 1927 | 4,202 | #48 |
| 1926 | 4,194 | #47 |
| 1925 | 4,146 | #50 |
| 1924 | 4,168 | #48 |
| 1923 | 4,012 | #48 |
| 1922 | 3,908 | #50 |
| 1921 | 3,887 | #53 |
| 1920 | 3,717 | #54 |
| 1919 | 3,384 | #56 |
| 1918 | 3,469 | #56 |
| 1917 | 3,155 | #57 |
| 1916 | 2,984 | #57 |
| 1915 | 2,780 | #60 |
| 1914 | 2,064 | #59 |
| 1913 | 1,642 | #61 |
| 1912 | 1,185 | #71 |
| 1911 | 594 | #73 |
| 1910 | 482 | #75 |
| 1909 | 448 | #71 |
| 1908 | 366 | #75 |
| 1907 | 331 | #78 |
| 1906 | 285 | #82 |
| 1905 | 291 | #83 |
| 1904 | 234 | #92 |
| 1903 | 230 | #88 |
| 1902 | 248 | #86 |
| 1901 | 176 | #97 |
| 1900 | 231 | #102 |
| 1899 | 166 | #106 |
| 1898 | 159 | #115 |
| 1897 | 128 | #129 |
| 1896 | 158 | #115 |
| 1895 | 158 | #111 |
| 1894 | 125 | #128 |
| 1893 | 111 | #137 |
| 1892 | 114 | #144 |
| 1891 | 108 | #126 |
| 1890 | 98 | #146 |
| 1889 | 97 | #150 |
| 1888 | 119 | #131 |
| 1887 | 95 | #134 |
| 1886 | 83 | #168 |
| 1885 | 110 | #125 |
| 1884 | 95 | #145 |
| 1883 | 96 | #129 |
| 1882 | 86 | #159 |
| 1881 | 76 | #159 |
| 1880 | 103 | #126 |
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