Melvis
Kwok Lam-sang known professionally as Melvis, or Lan Kwai Fong Elvis was an Elvis Presley impersonator and busker and cultural icon in Hong Kong active from 1981 until his death in December 2020.
Meaning & Origin of Melvis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kwok Lam-sang known professionally as Melvis, or Lan Kwai Fong Elvis was an Elvis Presley impersonator and busker and cultural icon in Hong Kong active from 1981 until his death in December 2020.
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The Story of Melvis
As a girl name
Melvis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1923, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1939, when 8 Melviss were born — ranking #3,146 that year. As of 2026, Melvis ranks #6,567 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 54 Melviss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Melvis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1921, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 8 Melviss were born — ranking #2,712 that year. As of 2026, Melvis ranks #10,667 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 44 Melviss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Melvis
Melvis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 54 births in the dataset. Melvis's peak popularity came in 1939 when it ranked #3,146. Use the chart and map above to compare Melvis'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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