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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Melbourne

Melbourne was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 984th; the most babies were born in 1922 (44). More babies were named Melbourne in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192244 babies
Total since 1880
1,012babies recorded

Melbourne popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960——
1950#3,2257
1940#2,05213
1930#1,48525
1920#1,10342
1910——
1900——
1890#1,1055
1880——

How popular is Melbourne, counting every spelling?

Melbourne has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Melbourne?

About 200 people born in the US named Melbourne are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 69 and 82. That makes Melbourne a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Melbourne by state

How common Melbourne was among boys born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (3.4×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMI0.11New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIA0.06Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMO0.05Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Melbourne, boys, 1920–1924. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Melbourne: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Melbourne, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Melbourne

How popular is the name Melbourne?

Melbourne was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 984th; the most babies were born in 1922 (44). More babies were named Melbourne in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Melbourne a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,012 boys.

Where was Melbourne most popular?

In 1920–1924, Melbourne was most common in Michigan (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by Iowa and Missouri.