Melva
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293 · Last seen for boys in 1941 at #3,133
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1937 · 300 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 14,155since 1880
Melva over time
Rank among girls' names. Melva has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | — | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | — | |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | — | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | — | |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | — | |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | — | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | — | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | — | |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | — | |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | — | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | — | |
| 1991 | #4,650 | 21 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,623 | 29 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,172 | 21 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,613 | 22 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,853 | 30 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,530 | 23 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,657 | 34 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,981 | 53 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,917 | 54 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,237 | 41 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,952 | 50 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,135 | 40 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,877 | 48 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,578 | 60 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,622 | 56 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,541 | 60 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,253 | 88 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,637 | 57 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,208 | 85 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,347 | 68 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,196 | 79 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,072 | 96 | — | |
| 1965 | #989 | 110 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,047 | 107 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,073 | 101 | — | |
| 1962 | #957 | 123 | — | |
| 1961 | #972 | 123 | — | |
| 1960 | #851 | 149 | — | |
| 1959 | #941 | 124 | — | |
| 1958 | #780 | 164 | — | |
| 1957 | #738 | 185 | — | |
| 1956 | #677 | 201 | — | |
| 1955 | #675 | 193 | — | |
| 1954 | #633 | 207 | — | |
| 1953 | #613 | 208 | — | |
| 1952 | #578 | 224 | — | |
| 1951 | #521 | 253 | — | |
| 1950 | #566 | 218 | — | |
| 1949 | #545 | 235 | — | |
| 1948 | #578 | 210 | — | |
| 1947 | #535 | 247 | — | |
| 1946 | #524 | 224 | — | |
| 1945 | #469 | 233 | — | |
| 1944 | #482 | 220 | — | |
| 1943 | #441 | 283 | — | |
| 1942 | #453 | 264 | — | |
| 1941 | #424 | 262 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #399 | 290 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #401 | 280 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #378 | 308 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #371 | 300 | — | |
| 1936 | #384 | 274 | — | |
| 1935 | #381 | 276 | — | |
| 1934 | #417 | 246 | — | |
| 1933 | #407 | 244 | — | |
| 1932 | #376 | 296 | — | |
| 1931 | #392 | 277 | — | |
| 1930 | #407 | 258 | — | |
| 1929 | #389 | 300 | — | |
| 1928 | #407 | 276 | — | |
| 1927 | #405 | 285 | — | |
| 1926 | #422 | 263 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #416 | 276 | — | |
| 1924 | #408 | 288 | — | |
| 1923 | #390 | 291 | — | |
| 1922 | #430 | 239 | — | |
| 1921 | #403 | 284 | — | |
| 1920 | #396 | 279 | — | |
| 1919 | #418 | 241 | — | |
| 1918 | #465 | 206 | — | |
| 1917 | #431 | 220 | — | |
| 1916 | #416 | 225 | — | |
| 1915 | #419 | 207 | — | |
| 1914 | #470 | 135 | — | |
| 1913 | #461 | 117 | — | |
| 1912 | #461 | 106 | — | |
| 1911 | #564 | 57 | — | |
| 1910 | #480 | 71 | — | |
| 1909 | #574 | 45 | — | |
| 1908 | #493 | 54 | — | |
| 1907 | #500 | 51 | — | |
| 1906 | #578 | 37 | — | |
| 1905 | #506 | 45 | — | |
| 1904 | #529 | 39 | — | |
| 1903 | #539 | 36 | — | |
| 1902 | #612 | 29 | — | |
| 1901 | #630 | 25 | — | |
| 1900 | #760 | 23 | — | |
| 1899 | #680 | 21 | — | |
| 1898 | #821 | 17 | — | |
| 1897 | #786 | 16 | — | |
| 1896 | #790 | 17 | — | |
| 1895 | #788 | 16 | — | |
| 1894 | #905 | 12 | — | |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | — | |
| 1892 | #638 | 20 | — | |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | — | |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | — | |
| 1889 | #839 | 10 | — | |
| 1888 | #793 | 11 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Melva was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1886, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Melva is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kansas#436 · 1 in 4,408
- Louisiana#446 · 1 in 3,938
- Georgia#449 · 1 in 4,671
- Missouri#464 · 1 in 5,598
- Oklahoma#465 · 1 in 4,459
Best ever in a state: #107 in Utah, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #436 | 5 | 1 in 4,408 |
| Louisiana | #446 | 10 | 1 in 3,938 |
| Georgia | #449 | 10 | 1 in 4,671 |
| Missouri | #464 | 8 | 1 in 5,598 |
| Oklahoma | #465 | 5 | 1 in 4,459 |
| Tennessee | #469 | 7 | 1 in 5,485 |
| South Carolina | #481 | 6 | 1 in 4,821 |
| Texas | #487 | 26 | 1 in 4,416 |
| Mississippi | #509 | 5 | 1 in 5,359 |
| Virginia | #519 | 6 | 1 in 6,889 |
| Florida | #538 | 7 | 1 in 6,142 |
| North Carolina | #550 | 7 | 1 in 7,396 |
| Illinois | #576 | 13 | 1 in 8,070 |
| California | #687 | 17 | 1 in 9,201 |
| Ohio | #712 | 8 | 1 in 13,421 |
| Pennsylvania | #802 | 6 | 1 in 19,297 |
| New York | #984 | 7 | 1 in 23,536 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Melva
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 305 spots in 1892 (#943 → #638)
- Biggest drop: 317 spots in 1893 (#638 → #955)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1937 at #371 (300 births)
- Births halved by 1959, 22 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1887–1962
- Highest: 1 in 3,547 girls born in 1937 were named Melva (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 324,038 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
- 19.6% of all girls named Melva (2,781) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 40 | #738 (1880) | #830 |
| 1890s | 150 | #638 (1892) | #810 |
| 1900s | 384 | #493 (1908) | #572 |
| 1910s | 1,585 | #416 (1916) | #459 |
| 1920s | 2,781 | #389 (1929) | #407 |
| 1930s | 2,759 | #371 (1937) | #391 |
| 1940s | 2,468 | #399 (1940) | #485 |
| 1950s | 1,977 | #521 (1951) | #672 |
| 1960s | 1,041 | #851 (1960) | #1,071 |
| 1970s | 554 | #1,253 (1971) | #1,775 |
| 1980s | 245 | #1,981 (1980) | #3,878 |
| 1990s | 116 | #3,623 (1990) | #8,074 |
| 2000s | 34 | #11,801 (2000) | #13,334 |
| 2010s | 16 | #14,582 (2013) | #15,666 |
| 2020s | 5 | #15,293 (2024) | #15,293 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Melva in 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 9,989 of them was named Melva, which outranked 90.2% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).