Melva

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Melva is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 14,185 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 14,155 as girls and 30 as boys. Melva gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1938 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	5
2017	5
2014	5
2013	6
2007	6
2006	7
2005	7
2004	7
2000	7
1999	5
1997	8
1996	9
1995	10
1994	10
1993	16
1992	8
1991	21
1990	29
1989	17
1988	21
1987	14
1986	17
1985	14
1984	22
1983	30
1982	23
1981	34
1980	53
1979	54
1978	41
1977	50
1976	40
1975	48
1974	60
1973	56
1972	60
1971	88
1970	57
1969	85
1968	68
1967	79
1966	96
1965	110
1964	107
1963	101
1962	123
1961	123
1960	149
1959	124
1958	164
1957	185
1956	202
1955	192
1954	207
1953	208
1952	224
1951	253
1950	218
1949	235
1948	210
1947	247
1946	224
1945	233
1944	220
1943	283
1942	264
1941	268
1940	296
1939	285
1938	313
1937	300
1936	274
1935	276
1934	246
1933	244
1932	296
1931	277
1930	258
1929	300
1928	276
1927	285
1926	271
1925	276
1924	288
1923	291
1922	239
1921	284
1920	279
1919	241
1918	206
1917	220
1916	225
1915	207
1914	135
1913	117
1912	106
1911	57
1910	71
1909	45
1908	54
1907	51
1906	37
1905	45
1904	39
1903	36
1902	29
1901	25
1900	23
1899	21
1898	17
1897	16
1896	17
1895	16
1894	12
1893	10
1892	20
1891	9
1890	12
1889	10
1888	11
1887	8
1883	5
1880	6