Is Melvia a boy or girl name?

Melvia is a girl’s name. Of the 972 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Melvia

Recorded 1888–1988 · United States

Melvia was most popular in 1930, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,531 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 972 people named Melvia.

Melvia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Melvia’s peak in 1930. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Melvia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Melvia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 972 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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