How Many People Are Named Melvia?
An estimated 369 people in the United States have the first name Melvia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Melvia peaked in popularity in 1930 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melvia 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 Melvia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Melvia is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
369
About 1 in 928,874 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1930
30 births
Total Registered
972
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melvia
Melvia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 972 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melvia as a female name
Ranked #13,127 in 1988
5 female births in 1988
Peak: 1930 (30 births)
Melvia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melvia span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 190 babies were registered. Melvia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melvia by Decade
How has Melvia 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.
Melvia by State
Birth registrations for Melvia span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Arkansas, Alabama. The lowest are in Alabama, Arkansas, Texas. On average, about 11 Melvias were registered per state.
Melvia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melvia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Melvia
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Melvia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melvia?
We estimate approximately 369 people named Melvia 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 928,874 Americans share this first name.
Is Melvia a common name?
Melvia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 972 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melvia most popular?
Melvia reached peak popularity in 1930, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melvia is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melvia a female name?
Melvia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melvia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melvia Smith, Melvia Johnson, Melvia 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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