Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Melvin
Endangered
Down 94.3% from peak
Peak era
1928
Peak births
4,249
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Melvin
How many people are named Melvin?
An estimated 95,291 living Americans are named Melvin.
How rare is Melvin?
Melvin is uncommon among babies today, with 243 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 94.3% from its 1928 peak.
How old is the typical Melvin?
The median age of a living American named Melvin is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 43 and 73 years old.
Is Melvin still popular?
No. Melvin is endangered as a baby name, down 94.3% from its 1928 peak with 243 births in 2025.
Where is Melvin most common?
Melvin has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 6.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19282025
Peak year
1928
Decline from peak
94.3%
2025
243
All-time
244,936
Where it lives now
Melvin is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 6.3× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Melvin is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.