The baby name Melva appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1985. It was most popular in 1929 with 368 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Melva has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 29 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 60 |
| 1913 | 87 |
| 1914 | 98 |
| 1915 | 195 |
| 1916 | 221 |
| 1917 | 231 |
| 1918 | 202 |
| 1919 | 241 |
| 1920 | 299 |
| 1921 | 255 |
| 1922 | 219 |
| 1923 | 301 |
| 1924 | 318 |
| 1925 | 308 |
| 1926 | 314 |
| 1927 | 356 |
| 1928 | 327 |
| 1929 | 368 |
| 1930 | 295 |
| 1931 | 352 |
| 1932 | 340 |
| 1933 | 302 |
| 1934 | 242 |
| 1935 | 367 |
| 1936 | 271 |
| 1937 | 339 |
| 1938 | 299 |
| 1939 | 278 |
| 1940 | 260 |
| 1941 | 250 |
| 1942 | 250 |
| 1943 | 348 |
| 1944 | 156 |
| 1945 | 205 |
| 1946 | 186 |
| 1947 | 193 |
| 1948 | 184 |
| 1949 | 186 |
| 1950 | 216 |
| 1951 | 253 |
| 1952 | 216 |
| 1953 | 192 |
| 1954 | 169 |
| 1955 | 155 |
| 1956 | 191 |
| 1957 | 162 |
| 1958 | 121 |
| 1959 | 103 |
| 1960 | 64 |
| 1961 | 69 |
| 1962 | 44 |
| 1963 | 22 |
| 1964 | 55 |
| 1965 | 31 |
| 1966 | 34 |
| 1967 | 32 |
| 1968 | 19 |
| 1969 | 43 |
| 1970 | 14 |
| 1971 | 59 |
| 1972 | 29 |
| 1973 | 12 |
| 1974 | 16 |
| 1975 | 16 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1977 | 14 |
| 1978 | 19 |
| 1979 | 12 |
| 1980 | 11 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 10 |