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Melvin
Say it: MEL-vin
Meaning
Uncertain. Possibly from the Scottish surname Melville, from a French place name; no settled meaning.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Popular in the US from the 1880s to the 1950s.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1920s
In the United States
- 245,572 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1928, about 1 in 261 boys
- 319 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.