Mel
2 countries#7194 in United States, 2025US
#7194
in United States, 2025
FR
#3634
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
4,732
Peak year (United States)
1958
Peak-year count
132
First recorded
1902
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Mel was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
4,201 births recorded 1902–2025 · currently #7194 · peaked in 1958 with 132 births
Most common in: California, New York, Illinois, Texas, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
531 births recorded 1986–2022 · currently #3634 · peaked in 2002 with 30 births
Most common in: La Réunion, Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-d'Oise, Bouches-du-Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Mel’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #6634 | — |
| 2006 | #4865 | ↑1769 |
| 2007 | #5901 | ↓1036 |
| 2008 | #6393 | ↓492 |
| 2009 | #9864 | ↓3471 |
| 2010 | #7087 | ↑2777 |
| 2011 | #7502 | ↓415 |
| 2012 | #12274 | ↓4772 |
| 2013 | #9655 | ↑2619 |
| 2014 | #10717 | ↓1062 |
| 2016 | #6726 | ↑3991 |
| 2017 | #10775 | ↓4049 |
| 2018 | #7617 | ↑3158 |
| 2019 | #9756 | ↓2139 |
| 2020 | #9554 | ↑202 |
| 2021 | #8166 | ↑1388 |
| 2022 | #8300 | ↓134 |
| 2023 | #7738 | ↑562 |
| 2024 | #8312 | ↓574 |
| 2025 | #7194 | ↑1118 |
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