How Many People Are Named Melburn?
An estimated 108 people in the United States have the first name Melburn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Melburn peaked in popularity in 1920 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melburn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Melburn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Melburn is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
108
About 1 in 3,173,651 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1920
27 births
Total Registered
489
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melburn
Melburn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 489 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Melburn as a male name
Ranked #5,030 in 1974
6 male births in 1974
Peak: 1920 (27 births)
Melburn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melburn span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 155 babies were registered. Melburn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melburn by Decade
How has Melburn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Melburn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melburn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Melburn
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Melburn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melburn?
We estimate approximately 108 people named Melburn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,173,651 Americans share this first name.
Is Melburn a common name?
Melburn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 489 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melburn most popular?
Melburn reached peak popularity in 1920, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melburn is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melburn a male name?
Melburn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melburn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melburn Smith, Melburn Johnson, Melburn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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