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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Melville

Melville was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 436th; the most babies were born in 1918 (77). More babies were named Melville 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
191877 babies
Total since 1880
2,283babies recorded

Melville popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 14 since 1920.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#3,4399
1960#2,49612
1950#1,56523
1940#1,24030
1930#97249
1920#89460
1910#91413
1900#88510
1890#9596
1880#43617

How popular is Melville, counting every spelling?

Melville has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Melville?

About 400 people born in the US named Melville are alive today, with a median age of 73; half are between 62 and 81. That makes Melville 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.

Melville by state

How common Melville was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.1×). In 44 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMI0.05New York: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesNY0.14Massachusetts: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.04Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesCA0.14Utah: 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: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesLA0.06Mississippi: 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, Melville, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Melville

How popular is the name Melville?

Melville was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 436th; the most babies were born in 1918 (77). More babies were named Melville in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Melville a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 14 girls and 2,269 boys.

Where was Melville most popular?

In 1916–1920, Melville was most common in California (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Louisiana.