as a First Name
Short form of Melvin or Melville or, in the case of the girl's name, of Melanie or the several other girls' names beginning with this syllable. It is also found independently as an Irish boy's name.
| 1,174th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 21,494
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Mel per capita
- 1938
- marked the height of its popularity
2%
98%
59%
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55+
37%
30-54
30-54
0%
13-29
13-29
4%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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