The baby name Mel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1926 to 2022. It was most popular in 1956 with 58 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Mel has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1926 | 5 |
| 1927 | 5 |
| 1931 | 18 |
| 1932 | 21 |
| 1933 | 7 |
| 1934 | 5 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1936 | 12 |
| 1937 | 25 |
| 1938 | 50 |
| 1939 | 28 |
| 1940 | 21 |
| 1941 | 41 |
| 1942 | 45 |
| 1943 | 36 |
| 1944 | 18 |
| 1945 | 32 |
| 1946 | 27 |
| 1947 | 44 |
| 1948 | 30 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1950 | 18 |
| 1951 | 11 |
| 1952 | 21 |
| 1953 | 34 |
| 1954 | 36 |
| 1955 | 18 |
| 1956 | 58 |
| 1957 | 34 |
| 1958 | 48 |
| 1959 | 30 |
| 1960 | 41 |
| 1961 | 46 |
| 1962 | 35 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1964 | 11 |
| 1965 | 16 |
| 1966 | 20 |
| 1967 | 15 |
| 1969 | 7 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1973 | 6 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 |