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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Melvina

Melvina was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 305th; the most babies were born in 1920 (136). More babies were named Melvina in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1920136 babies
Total since 1880
6,645babies recorded

Melvina popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#13,0758
2000#8,37412
1990#5,73616
1980#2,42040
1970#1,81749
1960#1,42460
1950#1,01582
1940#76884
1930#81576
1920#611136
1910#59250
1900#50745
1890#42137
1880#36221

How popular is Melvina, counting every spelling?

Melvina has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Melvina?

About 2,600 people born in the US named Melvina are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 50 and 75. That makes Melvina 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.

Melvina by state

How common Melvina was among girls born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.6×), Mississippi (2.1×). In 33 states fewer than five girls 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: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesWA0.10Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMN0.10Illinois: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIL0.09Michigan: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMI0.11New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOH0.04Pennsylvania: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesPA0.05New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesKY0.08West 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: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTN0.08North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesOK0.11Louisiana: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesLA0.25Mississippi: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesMS0.20Alabama: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAL0.07Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Melvina, girls, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Melvina

How popular is the name Melvina?

Melvina was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 305th; the most babies were born in 1920 (136). More babies were named Melvina in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Melvina a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Melvina in the US.

Where was Melvina most popular?

In 1918–1922, Melvina was most common in Louisiana (0.25 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Oklahoma.