Infographic of Melvin name meaning, which is “A friend of the assembly,” from the Anglo-Saxon mael (a council) and wine (friend).
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Melvin Name Popularity

How popular is the name Melvin? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 75 462 0.1312%
1911 70 577 0.1549%
1912 71 1,168 0.2316%
1913 61 1,616 0.285%
1914 59 2,049 0.294%
1915 60 2,760 0.3038%
1916 57 2,967 0.3071%
1917 57 3,143 0.3142%
1918 56 3,467 0.323%
1919 56 3,367 0.3215%
1920 54 3,706 0.3333%
1921 53 3,875 0.3384%
1922 50 3,898 0.3499%
1923 48 4,002 0.3573%
1924 48 4,165 0.3587%
1925 50 4,142 0.3665%
1926 47 4,179 0.38%
1927 48 4,195 0.379%
1928 48 4,238 0.3961%
1929 49 4,085 0.3944%
1930 50 4,048 0.3875%
1931 51 3,692 0.3741%
1932 51 3,764 0.381%
1933 51 3,585 0.3848%
1934 55 3,695 0.3822%
1935 57 3,590 0.3694%
1936 53 3,724 0.3866%
1937 50 3,883 0.3941%
1938 54 3,813 0.3725%
1939 51 3,847 0.3782%
1940 53 3,925 0.3693%
1941 56 3,949 0.3509%
1942 60 4,179 0.3309%
1943 64 4,060 0.311%
1944 67 3,735 0.3014%
1945 78 3,394 0.2783%
1946 85 3,736 0.2532%
1947 85 4,146 0.2484%
1948 81 4,050 0.2537%
1949 82 3,960 0.2462%
1950 87 3,881 0.241%
1951 88 3,817 0.2251%
1952 91 3,908 0.2239%
1953 91 3,807 0.2151%
1954 92 3,696 0.2022%
1955 95 3,643 0.1981%
1956 101 3,625 0.1919%
1957 113 3,390 0.1762%
1958 122 3,135 0.1659%
1959 122 3,160 0.1663%
1960 125 2,999 0.1583%
1961 128 2,826 0.1497%
1962 137 2,561 0.1395%
1963 133 2,538 0.1414%
1964 134 2,410 0.1369%
1965 138 2,219 0.1357%
1966 142 2,029 0.13%
1967 150 1,827 0.1204%
1968 150 1,788 0.1191%
1969 161 1,761 0.1143%
1970 170 1,653 0.1039%
1971 170 1,557 0.1036%
1972 171 1,430 0.105%
1973 170 1,360 0.1049%
1974 189 1,164 0.0896%
1975 190 1,177 0.0916%
1976 193 1,141 0.0885%
1977 198 1,122 0.0832%
1978 198 1,129 0.084%
1979 204 1,131 0.0802%
1980 218 1,069 0.0731%
1981 227 1,030 0.0701%
1982 227 1,009 0.0675%
1983 236 915 0.062%
1984 240 884 0.0594%
1985 251 864 0.0569%
1986 258 833 0.0552%
1987 264 795 0.0521%
1988 263 863 0.0554%
1989 273 871 0.054%
1990 275 918 0.0554%
1991 304 813 0.0499%
1992 324 752 0.0471%
1993 339 700 0.0449%
1994 352 662 0.0431%
1995 364 621 0.0412%
1996 396 552 0.0369%
1997 400 551 0.0373%
1998 411 543 0.0363%
1999 427 508 0.0339%
2000 454 488 0.0319%
2001 463 477 0.0317%
2002 313 881 0.0588%
2003 402 612 0.0402%
2004 429 573 0.0376%
2005 428 590 0.0386%
2006 425 637 0.0407%
2007 438 604 0.0383%
2008 462 559 0.0362%
2009 505 496 0.0332%
2010 551 416 0.0289%
2011 618 337 0.0237%
2012 608 350 0.0246%
2013 605 363 0.0255%
2014 647 345 0.0237%
2015 686 310 0.0213%
2016 716 287 0.0199%
2017 703 281 0.0201%
2018 687 288 0.021%
2019 720 264 0.0195%
2020 757 262 0.0206%
2021 797 258 0.0211%
2022 820 254 0.0193%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Malvin

A variant form of Melvin.

Malvyn
Malvynn
Mel
Melvon
Melvyn
Melwin
Melwyn
Melwynn
Vinnie

Little bald one; prevailing

Latin


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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Malvinn

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2 Comments

  1. This is my husband’s grandfathers name. Our son is Melvin Louis and we call him Louie! My husbands grandpa is Melvin, mine is Louie and oddly enough my husband has a nickname of Louie back at home. His name was easy for us and we love it so much!!

  2. My husband decide the name for the baby


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