Melvern
Melvern is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States, along the Marais des Cygnes River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 356.
Meaning & Origin of Melvern
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Melvern is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States, along the Marais des Cygnes River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 356.
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Origin & history
The Story of Melvern
Melvern first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1930, when 12 Melverns were born — ranking #2,293 that year. As of 2026, Melvern ranks #3,021 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 199 Melverns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Melvern
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- Lisa Montgomery -murdered a pregnant woman and stole her baby from the womb to produce a baby after faking a pregnancy
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About the name Melvern
Melvern is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 199 births in the dataset. Melvern's peak popularity came in 1930 when it ranked #2,293. Use the chart and map above to compare Melvern'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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