Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Melvin (masculine) | Melvin (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #804 | 0.016 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #671 | 0.018 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #427 | 0.030 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #363 | 0.034 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #246 | 0.049 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #187 | 0.077 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #136 | 0.118 | - | - | ||
| 1950 | #97 | 0.176 | #1967 | 0.001 | ||
| 1940 | #71 | 0.259 | #1566 | 0.002 | ||
| 1930 | #54 | 0.347 | #1294 | 0.003 | ||
| 1920 | #49 | 0.357 | #1175 | 0.003 | ||
| 1910 | #58 | 0.313 | #1464 | 0.002 | ||
| 1900 | #85 | 0.194 | - | - | ||
| 1890 | #124 | 0.108 | - | - | ||
| 1880 | #141 | 0.082 | - | - | ||
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