Masculine dossier · first seen 1912

Melvyn

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1938

Peak era

1938

Peak births

293

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Silent Generation

Quick answers about Melvyn

How many people are named Melvyn?

An estimated 1,379 living Americans are named Melvyn.

How rare is Melvyn?

Melvyn 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 Melvyn?

The median age of a living American named Melvyn is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 43 and 83 years old.

Is Melvyn still popular?

Not especially. Melvyn has been declining since its 1938 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Melvyn most common?

Melvyn has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 12.0× more often than the national baseline.

1912Peak 19382025

Peak year

1938

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

4,360

Melvyn last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 4,360 American boys received the name.

Melvyn peaked in 1938, when 293 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 4,360 Americans named Melvyn since 1912.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1938

Living profile

1,771

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age77

Core range52–85

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

Hawaii

12.0× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Hawaii · 1940s 12.0×

New York · 1940s 3.3×

New York · 1930s 3.2×