Melva
Melva is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Melva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Melva is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Melva
American parents first put Melva on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1938, when 308 Melvas were born — ranking #378 that year. About 20% of every Melva on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Melva last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Melva
Melva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Melva's peak popularity came in 1938 when it ranked #378. Use the chart and map above to compare Melva'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.