Is Melven a boy or girl name?

Melven is a boy’s name. Of the 511 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Melven

Recorded 1913–1968 · United States

Melven was most popular in 1925, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,258 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 511 people named Melven.

Melven over time

Births per year. The dot marks Melven’s peak in 1925. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Melven a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Melven is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 511 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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