Melbourne

Melbourne

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Melbourne is a surname, and a masculine given name. It is derived from the English toponym Melbourne, named in Old English as 'millstream', from mylen 'mill' and burna 'stream', i.e. the mill by the stream.

From Wikipedia

Melbourne first appears in the data in 1890 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1922 with 44 babies (rank #1,068 that year). It was not in the 2024 data.

Numerology of Melbourne

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Melbourne yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,012

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1890	5	#1,105
1901	6	#1,021
1904	5	#1,335
1907	5	#1,478
1908	5	#1,530
1911	6	#1,672
1912	12	#1,496
1913	26	#984
1914	25	#1,180
1915	34	#1,114
1916	31	#1,196
1917	32	#1,215
1918	33	#1,225
1919	29	#1,338
1920	42	#1,103
1921	39	#1,153
1922	44	#1,068
1923	27	#1,452
1924	28	#1,443
1925	28	#1,412
1926	33	#1,272
1927	30	#1,366
1928	42	#1,088
1929	15	#2,070
1930	25	#1,485
1931	20	#1,624
1932	28	#1,315
1933	19	#1,623
1934	17	#1,767
1935	12	#2,206
1936	14	#1,938
1937	17	#1,728
1938	8	#2,795
1939	18	#1,615
1940	13	#2,052
1941	14	#1,967
1942	14	#2,018
1943	14	#2,049
1944	13	#2,049
1945	12	#2,092
1946	16	#1,864
1947	13	#2,220
1948	14	#2,083
1949	18	#1,799
1950	7	#3,225
1951	8	#2,989
1952	5	#4,096
1953	9	#2,839
1954	8	#3,100
1955	6	#3,756
1956	11	#2,592
1957	8	#3,173
1958	10	#2,750
1959	5	#4,367
1961	8	#3,273
1968	9	#3,025
1972	5	#5,490
1979	5	#6,712
1989	7	#6,691

Year

Babies

Rank

1890

#1,105

1901

#1,021

1904

#1,335

1907

#1,478

1908

#1,530

1911

#1,672

1912

#1,496

1913

#984

1914

#1,180

1915

#1,114

1916

#1,196

1917

#1,215

1918

#1,225

1919

#1,338

1920

#1,103

1921

#1,153

1922

#1,068

1923

#1,452

1924

#1,443

1925

#1,412

1926

#1,272

1927

#1,366

1928

#1,088

1929

#2,070

1930

#1,485

1931

#1,624

1932

#1,315

1933

#1,623

1934

#1,767

1935

#2,206

1936

#1,938

1937

#1,728

1938

#2,795

1939

#1,615

1940

#2,052

1941

#1,967

1942

#2,018

1943

#2,049

1944

#2,049

1945

#2,092

1946

#1,864

1947

#2,220

1948

#2,083

1949

#1,799

1950

#3,225

1951

#2,989

1952

#4,096

1953

#2,839

1954

#3,100

1955

#3,756

1956

#2,592

1957

#3,173

1958

#2,750

1959

#4,367

1961

#3,273

1968

#3,025

1972

#5,490

1979

#6,712

1989

#6,691

Meaning

Numerology of Melbourne

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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