Masculine dossier · first seen 1912

Melvyn

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1938
Peak era
1938
Peak births
293
Current vitality
Below reporting floor
Peak generation
Silent Generation
1912Peak 19382025
peak 1938 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Melvyn

How many people are named Melvyn?

An estimated 1,771 living Americans are named Melvyn.

How rare is Melvyn?

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

How old is the typical Melvyn?

The median age of a living American named Melvyn is approximately 77 years, with most bearers falling between 52 and 85 years old.

Is Melvyn still popular?

Not especially. Melvyn has been declining since its 1938 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year
1938
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
4,360
Diaspora map

Melvyn spread fast — broke out in California and New York (1938) and ran high in 2 states within a decade.

Broke out: California and New York, 1938 · over-represented in 2 states over 0 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: broke out 1938 CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: no breakout LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: broke out 1938 NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: no breakout OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: no breakout TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY