Melvyn

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Melvyn first appears in the data in 1912 and has been recorded in 109 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1938 with 293 babies (rank #323 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Melvyn

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,370

Total babies (all years)

109

Years in the data

293

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Melvyn

Melvyn Douglasfilm actor · b. 1901

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1912	5	#2,785
1913	11	#1,767
1914	13	#1,833
1915	16	#1,856
1916	14	#2,114
1917	33	#1,195
1918	24	#1,520
1919	20	#1,739
1920	24	#1,578
1921	42	#1,097
1922	32	#1,301
1923	43	#1,096
1924	41	#1,129
1925	54	#921
1926	43	#1,080
1927	43	#1,093
1928	31	#1,320
1929	45	#1,022
1930	38	#1,147
1931	54	#874
1932	93	#619
1933	73	#709
1934	74	#714
1935	90	#622
1936	120	#515
1937	221	#365
1938	293	#323
1939	273	#340
1940	254	#359
1941	290	#339
1942	282	#359
1943	177	#467
1944	89	#661
1945	78	#689
1946	76	#765
1947	100	#694
1948	77	#778
1949	80	#772
1950	39	#1,156
1951	36	#1,236
1952	18	#1,843
1953	23	#1,620
1954	22	#1,656
1955	33	#1,331
1956	21	#1,752
1957	21	#1,778
1958	29	#1,469
1959	33	#1,377
1960	29	#1,510
1961	19	#1,923
1962	16	#2,092
1963	25	#1,619
1964	24	#1,644
1965	16	#2,046
1966	27	#1,503
1967	12	#2,429
1968	21	#1,766
1969	19	#1,957
1970	12	#2,826
1971	18	#2,247
1972	7	#4,285
1973	14	#2,673
1974	8	#4,062
1975	6	#5,226
1976	21	#2,216
1977	11	#3,513
1978	7	#4,871
1979	14	#3,110
1980	14	#3,197
1981	10	#4,043
1982	11	#3,859
1983	12	#3,551
1984	8	#4,835
1985	6	#6,257
1986	9	#4,716
1987	8	#5,281
1988	8	#5,546
1989	9	#5,448
1990	10	#5,255
1991	10	#5,375
1992	6	#8,106
1993	7	#7,337
1994	9	#6,180
1995	7	#7,525
1997	9	#6,436
1998	6	#9,240
1999	11	#5,916
2000	8	#7,941
2001	12	#5,903
2002	18	#4,434
2003	11	#6,569
2004	7	#9,604
2005	13	#6,101
2006	20	#4,627
2007	14	#6,153
2008	18	#5,188
2009	9	#8,761
2010	9	#8,564
2011	9	#8,538
2012	8	#9,418
2013	6	#11,686
2015	5	#13,383
2016	7	#10,370
2017	5	#13,590
2019	10	#8,004
2020	12	#6,890
2021	11	#7,422
2022	6	#11,801
2023	5	#13,484