53%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɛl.və/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Perhaps a feminine form of Melvin. PopularityDetails Last ranked #97 in 1936 New Zealand Last ranked #987 in 1965 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature natural strong strange Categories black history, civil rights, currently out of the US top 1000, educators, feminine forms, isograms, politics, scientists, uncertain etymology, writers