Masculine dossier · first seen 1902

Mel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Mel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1958

Peak rank proxy

119

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1902Peak 19582024

Peak year

1958

Decline from peak

92.4%

2024

All-time

3,683

Mel is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1958, when 119 boys were named Mel.

In 2024, only 9 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,683 Americans have been named Mel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1902.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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