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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Melva

Used in both girl and boy records

Melva appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Melva by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDMelva as a girl’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#1153girl rank1938peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDMelva as a boy’s nameUS records 1926–1941
#22309boy rank1926peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Melva in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl1938308 uses#37119371880–2017122 listed years
Boy19268 uses#312919401926–19415 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.