Melvyn
Melvyn is a masculine given name that may refer to:Melvyn Betts, English cricketer Melvyn Bragg, British broadcaster and author Melvyn Caplan, British Conservative politician Mel Collins, British saxophonist, former member of King Crimson Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981), American actor Melvyn Dubofsky, American professor of history and sociology Melvyn Gale, English cellist, former member of the…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Melvyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Melvyn is a masculine given name that may refer to:Melvyn Betts, English cricketer Melvyn Bragg, British broadcaster and author Melvyn Caplan, British Conservative politician Mel Collins, British saxophonist, former member of King Crimson Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981), American actor Melvyn Dubofsky, American professor of history and sociology Melvyn Gale, English cellist, former member of the…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Melvyn
The earliest SSA record of Melvyn as a baby boy name dates back to 1912, when 5 babies received it. 1938 was its biggest year on record, with 293 newborns named Melvyn — #323 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Melvyn on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Melvyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Melvyn
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About the name Melvyn
Melvyn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Melvyn's peak popularity came in 1938 when it ranked #323. Use the chart and map above to compare Melvyn'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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