Mell
Mell is a given name and a surname. Notable persons with that name include:
Meaning & Origin of Mell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mell is a given name and a surname. Notable persons with that name include:
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The Story of Mell
As a girl name
Mell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1881, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 12 births, good for #2,674 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Mells. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2004 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 202 Mells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Mell as a boy name dates back to 1883, when 6 babies received it. 1934 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Mell — #1,932 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Mells. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1963 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 342 Mells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mell
Mell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 342 births in the dataset. Mell's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #1,932. Use the chart and map above to compare Mell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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