Melvyn is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Melvyn means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Melvyn across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Melvyn has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Melvyn is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “variant of Melvin, council protector”. A respelling of Melvin, of uncertain but likely Celtic or English origin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,370 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 43 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Melvyn per year, United States (1912 to 2023). United States peaked in 1938 (293/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2000 (6/yr).
Melvyn has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1938, when it ranked #709 nationally (given to 293 babies that year).
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