Melvin

Melvin

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Melvin first appears in the data in 1957 and has been recorded in 58 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 351 babies (rank #56 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Melvin

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.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.

5,500

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

351

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1957	1	#901
1958	1	#951
1959	1	#895
1960	1	#1,003
1961	2	#856
1962	2	#905
1963	2	#916
1964	2	#905
1965	4	#767
1966	8	#629
1967	6	#694
1968	4	#837
1969	9	#642
1970	21	#443
1971	26	#389
1972	42	#299
1973	40	#298
1974	66	#221
1975	36	#316
1976	54	#250
1977	46	#270
1978	48	#272
1979	45	#280
1980	44	#297
1981	65	#233
1982	150	#125
1983	152	#122
1984	137	#133
1985	195	#102
1986	176	#115
1987	230	#93
1988	161	#122
1989	203	#99
1990	197	#106
1991	215	#97
1992	294	#72
1993	351	#56
1994	252	#83
1995	217	#91
1996	193	#104
1997	184	#109
1998	196	#103
1999	164	#133
2000	188	#106
2001	174	#114
2002	147	#142
2003	145	#141
2004	97	#193
2005	82	#214
2006	68	#245
2007	84	#195
2008	63	#246
2009	56	#261
2010	36	#347
2011	37	#328
2012	32	#345
2013	25	#399
2014	23	#421

Year

Babies

Rank

1957

#901

1958

#951

1959

#895

1960

#1,003

1961

#856

1962

#905

1963

#916

1964

#905

1965

#767

1966

#629

1967

#694

1968

#837

1969

#642

1970

#443

1971

#389

1972

#299

1973

#298

1974

#221

1975

#316

1976

#250

1977

#270

1978

#272

1979

#280

1980

#297

1981

#233

1982

150

#125

1983

152

#122

1984

137

#133

1985

195

#102

1986

176

#115

1987

230

#93

1988

161

#122

1989

203

#99

1990

197

#106

1991

215

#97

1992

294

#72

1993

351

#56

1994

252

#83

1995

217

#91

1996

193

#104

1997

184

#109

1998

196

#103

1999

164

#133

2000

188

#106

2001

174

#114

2002

147

#142

2003

145

#141

2004

#193

2005

#214

2006

#245

2007

#195

2008

#246

2009

#261

2010

#347

2011

#328

2012

#345

2013

#399

2014

#421

Numerology of Melvin

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Melvin

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Year-by-Year Detail