Melva
1 countryUS
14,185
total births, United States
Total births recorded
14,185
Peak year (United States)
1938
Peak-year count
313
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Melva’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
14,185 births recorded 1880–2024 · peaked in 1938 with 313 births
Most common in: Texas, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, California, Missouri
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Melva’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #4172 | — |
| 1989 | #5049 | ↓877 |
| 1990 | #3623 | ↑1426 |
| 1991 | #4650 | ↓1027 |
| 1992 | #9491 | ↓4841 |
| 1993 | #5673 | ↑3818 |
| 1994 | #8122 | ↓2449 |
| 1995 | #8079 | ↑43 |
| 1996 | #8812 | ↓733 |
| 1997 | #9802 | ↓990 |
| 1999 | #14411 | ↓4609 |
| 2000 | #11801 | ↑2610 |
| 2004 | #12761 | ↓960 |
| 2005 | #13010 | ↓249 |
| 2006 | #13606 | ↓596 |
| 2007 | #15491 | ↓1885 |
| 2013 | #14582 | ↑909 |
| 2014 | #16513 | ↓1931 |
| 2017 | #15902 | ↑611 |
| 2024 | #15293 | ↑609 |