Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Melvina

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1920

Peak era

1920

Peak births

136

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202025

Quick answers about Melvina

An estimated 2,544 living Americans are named Melvina.

Melvina fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Melvina is approximately 64 years, with most bearers falling between 50 and 75 years old.

Not especially. Melvina has been declining since its 1920 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

6,645

Melvina last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 6,645 American girls received the name.

Melvina peaked in 1920, when 136 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 6,645 Americans named Melvina since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1920

Living profile

2,544

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age64

Core range50–75

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.