How Many People Are Named Melvina?
An estimated 2,343 people in the United States have the first name Melvina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Melvina peaked in popularity in 1920 with 136 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melvina 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 Melvina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,343
About 1 in 146,289 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1920
136 births
Total Registered
6,645
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melvina
Melvina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,645 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Melvina as a female name
Ranked #10,872 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 1920 (136 births)
Melvina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melvina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,058 babies were registered. Melvina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melvina by Decade
How has Melvina 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.
Melvina by State
Birth registrations for Melvina span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, New York, Mississippi. The lowest are in Washington, Nebraska, Kansas. On average, about 56 Melvinas were registered per state.
Melvina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melvina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Melvina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melvina?
We estimate approximately 2,343 people named Melvina 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 146,289 Americans share this first name.
Is Melvina a common name?
Melvina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,645 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melvina most popular?
Melvina reached peak popularity in 1920, when 136 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melvina is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melvina a female name?
Melvina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melvina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melvina Smith, Melvina Johnson, Melvina 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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