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Melvin

Boy's name · #959 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Melvin — on the books since 1880, #959 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 245,000 boys have carried the name since. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#27 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #65 in Sweden (2025) · #135 in Norway (2025) · #812 in France (2025) · #948 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,311 in Canada (2025) · #1,342 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,350 in Belgium (2025) · #1,705 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,604 in Italy (2024) · #785 in Ireland (2024) · #2,965 in Austria (2024) and 4 more.

Famous Melvins

• Melvin Calvin — American biochemist (1911–1997)
• Melvin Schwartz — American physicist (1932–2006)
• Melvin Van Peebles — American filmmaker (1932–2021)
• Melvin Franklin — American bass singer (1942–1995)
• Melvin Purvis — American FBI agent (1903–1960)

In stories & tradition

• Melvin Frohike^fr — The X-Files (film)
• Melvin Potter — Daredevil (TV series)
• Melvin Melville — Cow Belles (TV series)

What Melvins become

Among 681 notable people named Melvin:

Sports figures appear 1.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Melvin Twellaar, Dutch rower (born 1996).

Similar names: Francis · Mervin · Maurice · Quentin · Calvin · Marlin

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