Melvin
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Melvin
This once perfectly respectable surname has suffered decades of abuse, not least by Jerry Lewis's character in the fifties. NFL running back Melvin Gordon stars for the Los Angeles Chargers.
Melvin for girls
Melvin as a feminine name represents an interesting gender crossover from its traditional masculine usage. Derived from Scottish origins, the name means 'mill friend' or 'council friend.' While predominantly used for boys since the early 20th century, its adoption for girls showcases the modern trend of gender-neutral naming. As a feminine name, Melvin remains quite rare, appealing to parents seeking distinctive options that challenge naming conventions. The name carries a vintage quality with a slight tomboyish charm. Feminine Melvins might use nicknames like Mel, Melly, or Vina to soften the traditionally masculine association while maintaining the name's strong, memorable character.
Pronounced MEL-vin.
As of October 2026, Melvin ranked #959 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #47 in 1926, Nameberry popularity #801.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #665 | 386 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #692 | 364 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #729 | 336 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #731 | 328 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #720 | 333 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #758 | 314 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #752 | 323 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #803 | 305 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #828 | 300 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #822 | 298 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #872 | 275 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #959 | 243 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Melvin for boys
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Melvin on lists
Famous Melvins
- Melvin Lewis Calhoun. Jr. aka Kutt CalhounBoy
American rapper
- Melvin BelliBoy
American lawyer known as 'The King of Torts'
- Melvin BernhardtBoy
American stage and television director
- Melvin BookerBoy
American basketball player
- Melvin BrownBoy
Mexican football player
- Melvin BullittBoy
American football player
- Melvin BurgessBoy
British author of children's fiction
- Melvin CalvinBoy
American chemist who discovered the Calvin cycle
- Melvin DayBoy
New Zealand artist and art historian
- Melvin DummarBoy
American hoaxer and subject of film Melvin and Howard
- Melvin ElyBoy
American basketball player
- Melvin EdmondsBoy
member of R&B group After 7
- Melvin FowlerBoy
American football center
- Melvin FrankBoy
American screenwriter and film director
- Melvin FranklinBoy
stage name of American bass singer David Melvin English
- Melvin GibbsBoy
American bass guitarist
- Melvin GuillardBoy
American mixed martial artist
- Melvin HochsterBoy
American mathematician
- Melvin JonesBoy
American football player
- Melvin JonesBoy
founder of Lions Clubs International
- Melvin KaminskyBoy
given name of actor Mel Brooks
- Melvin KonnerBoy
Professor of Anthropology
- Melvin R. LairdBoy
American politician and writer
- Melvin MaasBoy
U.S. Representative from Minnesota
- Melvin ManhoefBoy
Dutch kickboxer
- Melvin McQuaidBoy
member of the Canadian House of Commons
- Melvin MoraBoy
Major League baseball player
- Melvin NievesBoy
baseball player
- Melvin O'DoomBoy
English comedian
- Melvin OttBoy
Major League Baseball right fielder
- Melvin ParkerBoy
American drummer who played in James Brown's band
- Melvin Van PeeblesBoy
American actor and director
- Melvin PlatjeBoy
Dutch football player
- Melvin PurvisBoy
American FBI agent
- Melvin RaginBoy
American guitarist known as 'Wah,Wah Watson'
- Melvin RhyneBoy
jazz organist
- Melvin RosenBoy
American track coach
- Melvin SchwartzBoy
American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988
- Melvin SealsBoy
American musician
- Melvin SiaBoy
Malaysian,Chinese actor, singer, and model
- Melvin SparksBoy
American jazz guitarist
- Melvin SteinbergBoy
Governor of Maryland from 1987 to 1995
- Melvin StewartBoy
American swimmer and Olympic medal winner
- Melvin TarleyBoy
Liberian footballer
- Melvin B. TolsonBoy
American modernist poet
- Melvin Alvah TraylorBoy
American banker
- Melvin Alvah TraylorBoy
Jr., American ornithologist
- Melvin TurpinBoy
American basketball player
- Melvin ValladaresBoy
Honduran football striker
- Melvin WatkinsBoy
American basketball coach
- Melvin ZaisBoy
United States Army general
- Eric Scott MelvinBoy
musician in American band NOFX
Melvin in pop culture
- Melvin JonesBoy
main character in the film "Sailor Beware"
- Melvin FrohikeBoy
character on "The X,Files"
- Melvin "Big Smoke" HarrisBoy
character in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Melvin PalmerBoy
character on TV's Boston Legal
- Melvin the Superhero GuyBoy
puppet of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham
- MelvinBoy
the name given to the evil alter,ego of Marik Ishtar, in theYu,Gi,Oh! parody series Yu,gi,Oh! The Abridged Series
- Melvin SneedlyBoy
character in Dav Pilkey's book series Captain Underpants
- Melvin the MonsterBoy
minor character from Tiny Toon Adventures
- Melvin UdallBoy
Jack Nicholson's character in As Good as It Gets
- Melvin ButlersBoy
nerd from the manga and anime Sailor Moon
- Melvin WilderBoy
lazy, arrogant farmhand in Jim Leonard Jr.s' play "The Diviners"
- MelvinBoy
character in video game 'Dragon Warrior VII'
- Lough MelvinBoy
lake on the border with the Republic of Ireland
- MelvinsBoy
American rock band
- The "Melvin"Boy
national Scoutcraft Competition of Scouting Ireland (CSI)
- The MelvinsBoy
American band
- MelvinBoy
term for a wedgie
- Melvin "Mel" HorowitzBoy
character in the 1995 film "Clueless" & later the TV series "Clueless
- MelvinBoy
character in the animated series “Invader Zim”