Melvena

Girl · recorded 1915–1977

  • 1977last recorded
  • 1934best year

Most popular in 1934.

Last recorded in 1977. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Melvena.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 48 recorded years as a table
Melvena, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191510
191612
19177
19186
19198
19205
19214
19227
192311
19248
192510
19264
19278
192810
19298
19306
19315
19327
19338
193412
19357
19368
19375
19396
19407
19415
19427
19434
19444
19455
19468
19476
19486
19493
19504
19526
19545
19553
19562
19574
19584
19594
19602
19613
19625
19633
19664
19774

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Melvena isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1977
6
Rank in 1977
#8,444
How rare
1 in 255,524 girls
Since 1915
383

Melvena was last recorded in 1977. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1934, at 12 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Melvena doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.