The baby name Melvin appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1948 with 5,783 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Melvin has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 565 |
| 1911 | 678 |
| 1912 | 1,463 |
| 1913 | 1,988 |
| 1914 | 2,587 |
| 1915 | 3,463 |
| 1916 | 3,864 |
| 1917 | 4,220 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1918 | 4,631 |
| 1919 | 4,389 |
| 1920 | 4,910 |
| 1921 | 15 |
| 1921 | 5,025 |
| 1922 | 5,053 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1923 | 5,207 |
| 1924 | 33 |
| 1924 | 5,407 |
| 1925 | 20 |
| 1925 | 5,375 |
| 1926 | 5,542 |
| 1927 | 25 |
| 1927 | 5,390 |
| 1928 | 46 |
| 1928 | 5,441 |
| 1929 | 5,238 |
| 1930 | 25 |
| 1930 | 5,564 |
| 1931 | 15 |
| 1931 | 5,018 |
| 1932 | 4,867 |
| 1933 | 4,622 |
| 1934 | 4,641 |
| 1935 | 4,653 |
| 1936 | 15 |
| 1936 | 4,935 |
| 1937 | 5,088 |
| 1938 | 4,674 |
| 1939 | 28 |
| 1939 | 4,475 |
| 1940 | 6 |
| 1940 | 5,180 |
| 1941 | 5,097 |
| 1942 | 10 |
| 1942 | 5,495 |
| 1943 | 26 |
| 1943 | 5,338 |
| 1944 | 12 |
| 1944 | 4,910 |
| 1945 | 5 |
| 1945 | 4,365 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1946 | 4,501 |
| 1947 | 5,379 |
| 1948 | 5,783 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1949 | 5,344 |
| 1950 | 12 |
| 1950 | 5,205 |
| 1951 | 5 |
| 1951 | 4,904 |
| 1952 | 10 |
| 1952 | 4,933 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1953 | 5,296 |
| 1954 | 6 |
| 1954 | 4,704 |
| 1955 | 5,100 |
| 1956 | 5 |
| 1956 | 5,052 |
| 1957 | 4,374 |
| 1958 | 4,186 |
| 1959 | 3,978 |
| 1960 | 3,880 |
| 1961 | 3,453 |
| 1962 | 14 |
| 1962 | 3,280 |
| 1963 | 3,340 |
| 1964 | 2,997 |
| 1965 | 2,919 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1966 | 2,612 |
| 1967 | 2,363 |
| 1968 | 2,256 |
| 1969 | 2,198 |
| 1970 | 1,922 |
| 1971 | 1,842 |
| 1972 | 1,722 |
| 1973 | 1,591 |
| 1974 | 1,327 |
| 1975 | 1,377 |
| 1976 | 1,443 |
| 1977 | 1,464 |
| 1978 | 1,382 |
| 1979 | 1,333 |
| 1980 | 1,386 |
| 1981 | 1,160 |
| 1982 | 1,170 |
| 1983 | 1,088 |
| 1984 | 973 |
| 1985 | 894 |
| 1986 | 978 |
| 1987 | 880 |
| 1988 | 944 |
| 1989 | 933 |
| 1990 | 955 |
| 1991 | 824 |
| 1992 | 884 |
| 1993 | 794 |
| 1994 | 760 |
| 1995 | 697 |
| 1996 | 637 |
| 1997 | 658 |
| 1998 | 643 |
| 1999 | 624 |
| 2000 | 552 |
| 2001 | 533 |
| 2002 | 832 |
| 2003 | 646 |
| 2004 | 675 |
| 2005 | 679 |
| 2006 | 706 |
| 2007 | 663 |
| 2008 | 633 |
| 2009 | 585 |
| 2010 | 478 |
| 2011 | 334 |
| 2012 | 425 |
| 2013 | 424 |
| 2014 | 417 |
| 2015 | 405 |
| 2016 | 427 |
| 2017 | 373 |
| 2018 | 379 |
| 2019 | 322 |
| 2020 | 268 |
| 2021 | 333 |
| 2022 | 295 |
| 2023 | 298 |
| 2024 | 251 |