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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Melton

Melton was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 517th; the most babies were born in 1921 (80). More babies were named Melton in the 1940s 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
192180 babies
Total since 1880
4,235babies recorded

Melton popularity since 1880

0255075100 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#13,5935
2000#8,8107
1990#4,58212
1980#2,58719
1970#1,43035
1960#1,05354
1950#81870
1940#73570
1930#80166
1920#85963
1910#63122
1900#76412
1890——
1880——

How popular is Melton, counting every spelling?

Melton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Melton?

About 1,600 people born in the US named Melton are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 53 and 76. That makes Melton 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.

Melton by state

How common Melton was among boys born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (5.0×), Mississippi (3.6×), Georgia (3.1×), Texas (3.0×), North Carolina (2.3×). In 41 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New 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: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 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: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesNC0.15South Carolina: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesSC0.33District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesOK0.15Louisiana: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesLA0.14Mississippi: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesMS0.24Alabama: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesAL0.13Georgia: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesGA0.21Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesTX0.20Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Melton, boys, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Melton

How popular is the name Melton?

Melton was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 517th; the most babies were born in 1921 (80). More babies were named Melton in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Melton a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 4,235 boys.

Where was Melton most popular?

In 1919–1923, Melton was most common in South Carolina (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Georgia.