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How popular is the name Melvin?
Births per year, rank history and how many Melvins are alive today.
Melvin (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Melvyn in England and Wales, ranked 1705th in 2025 and given to 15 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2017, when 20 babies were given the name, the 1289th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2004, with 19 babies given the name that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Melvyn you are most likely to meet is around 74 years old. Half of all Melvyns born in England and Wales are between 54 and 77, and there are at least 14,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 4.5% chance that at least one of them will be called Melvyn.
How many babies are named Melvin each year?
Includes all spellings: Melvin, Melvyn. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Melvin spelling rank?
Where does the Melvyn spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Melvin most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Melvyn, peaked in 1944, when around 530 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Melvin spelling itself peaked in 2017, with 20 babies.
How many people are called Melvin?
At least 14,000 people named Melvin in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Melvin?
Most living Melvins are between 54 and 77; the most common age is about 74.
Is Melvin becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.