How Many People Are Named Melton?
An estimated 1,856 people in the United States have the first name Melton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Melton peaked in popularity in 1921 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melton 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 Melton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Melton is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
1,856
About 1 in 184,674 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1921
80 births
Total Registered
4,235
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melton
Melton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,235 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Melton as a male name
Ranked #13,382 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 1921 (80 births)
Melton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melton span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 710 babies were registered. Melton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melton by Decade
How has Melton 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.
Melton by State
Birth registrations for Melton span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida. On average, about 130 Meltons were registered per state.
Melton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Melton
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Melton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melton?
We estimate approximately 1,856 people named Melton 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 184,674 Americans share this first name.
Is Melton a common name?
Melton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,235 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melton most popular?
Melton reached peak popularity in 1921, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melton is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melton a male name?
Melton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melton Smith, Melton Johnson, Melton 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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