girl's name
Melvia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 972
Melvia is a girl's name. In 1988 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1930, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
Melvia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1988, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1900s | 11 |
| 1910s | 86 |
| 1920s | 167 |
| 1930s | 190 |
| 1940s | 185 |
| 1950s | 179 |
| 1960s | 100 |
| 1970s | 26 |
| 1980s (to 1988) | 23 |
How popular is Melvia?
In 1988, Melvia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Melvia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Melvia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melvia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Melvia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melvia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melvia
How popular is the name Melvia?
In 1988, Melvia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Melvia a girl's or a boy's name?
Melvia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Melvia most popular?
Melvia peaked in 1930, when 30 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.