Melvin has been given to about 247,075 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1928, which makes it a interwar name.
Melvin ranks 959th among American boys in 2025, with 243 born that year. Its best year was 1928, when 4,311 babies were given the name, ranking 48th. The typical living American called Melvin is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.