Is Mell a boy or girl name?

Mell is a unisex name. Of the 544 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 37.1% were girls and 62.9% were boys.

Mell

Recorded 1881–2004 · United States

Mell was most popular in 1918, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,892 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 544 people named Mell.

Mell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mell’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mell is a unisex name — 37.1% of the 544 Americans given it were girls and 62.9% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org