boy's name

Melroy

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 188

Melroy is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1963 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1935, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1916.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Melroy over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1963, not a full ten years.

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Births named Melroy by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 11
1920s 27
1930s 85
1940s 29
1950s 7
1960s (to 1963) 12

How popular is Melroy?

In 1963, Melroy was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Melroy is used

United States #3,728 6 in 1963
England & Wales #5,793 3 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Melroy

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Melroy also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melroy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Melroy

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melroy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Melroy

How popular is the name Melroy?

In 1963, Melroy was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Melroy a girl's or a boy's name?

Melroy is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Melroy?

Melroy has 2 syllables.

When was Melroy most popular?

Melroy peaked in 1935, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Melroy a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Melroy currently ranks #5,793 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.