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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Melvis

Used in both girl and boy records

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

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Melvis 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 RECORDMelvis as a girl’s nameUS records 1923–1961
#28542girl rank1939peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDMelvis as a boy’s nameUS records 1921–2002
#19881boy rank1942peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Melvis 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
Girl19398 uses#314519391923–19619 listed years
Boy19428 uses#271419421921–20028 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.