Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1936

Melvie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Melvie
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1936
16 babies
All-time total
347
#14,706 all-time among girls
First recorded
1900
in Social Security records

Melvie popularity over time

347 babies have been named Melvie since 1900, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1900Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 5 1 – #2,122
1910s 47 5 +840% #2,624
1920s 100 10 +113% #2,349
1930s 104 10 +4% #1,998
1940s 79 8 -24% #2,269
1950s 12 1 -85% #5,633
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The story of Melvie

Melvie is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1900, 347 American babies have been named Melvie. Its peak came in 1936, when 16 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1930s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Melvie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Melvie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1955 6 #5,633
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1945 9 #3,308
1940 14 #2,269
1935 13 #2,398
1930 6 #4,389
1925 10 #3,287
1920 6 #4,772
1915 9 #3,055
1910 – –
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1900 5 #2,122
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Melvie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How popular is the name Melvie in 2025?

Melvie did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Melvie?

347 babies have been named Melvie in the United States since 1900, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Melvie most popular?

Melvie peaked in 1936, when 16 newborns received the name.

Is Melvie a boy or girl name?

Melvie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Melvie rising or falling?

Melvie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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