Quick answers about Melvina
How many people are named Melvina?
An estimated 2,089 living Americans are named Melvina.
How rare is Melvina?
Melvina fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Melvina?
The median age of a living American named Melvina is approximately 60 years, with most bearers falling between 47 and 71 years old.
Is Melvina still popular?
Not especially. Melvina has been declining since its 1920 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Melvina most common?
Melvina has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 4.5× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19202025
Where it lives now
Melvina is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 4.3× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Melvina is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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