First Name MELVYN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MELVYN is ranked as the 3111th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 5,108.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.6 people named MELVYN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MELVYN is 2,465.
  • The SSA data also shows that MELVYN is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names MELVYN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 5,108 +/-5.0%
  • National Rank 3,111
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,465
  • National Rank 4,939
  • Percentile Rank 94.66%
  • Proportion/100k 0.77

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MELVYN is 78.6% White, 5.2% Hispanic origin, 10.4% Black, 3.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MELVYN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MELVYN is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MELVYN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.6% 63.9% 14.7%
Hispanic origin 5.2% 16.3% -11.1%
Black 10.4% 12.3% -1.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.7% 4.9% -1.2%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MELVYN is California where 987 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MELVYN, as 9.33 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Hawaii is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Kansas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 21 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MELVYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 148 1.15 93.2% Indiana 33 0.5 83.5% Iowa 22 0.72 85.1% Kansas 7 0.24 37.9% Michigan 152 1.53 96.2% Minnesota 28 0.52 87.6% Missouri 27 0.89 80.1% Nebraska 20 1.05 72.3% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 71 0.62 89.8% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 39 0.67 89.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MELVYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 148 1.15 93.2%
Indiana 33 0.5 83.5%
Iowa 22 0.72 85.1%
Kansas 7 0.24 37.9%
Michigan 152 1.53 96.2%
Minnesota 28 0.52 87.6%
Missouri 27 0.89 80.1%
Nebraska 20 1.05 72.3%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 71 0.62 89.8%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 39 0.67 89.4%
West State Statistics First-Names MELVYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 40.2% Arizona 127 1.89 90.3% California 987 2.54 97.9% Colorado 61 1.13 86.6% Hawaii 132 9.33 93.3% Idaho 23 1.43 71.9% Montana 16 1.53 63.2% Nevada 110 3.88 89.8% New Mexico 30 1.42 73.2% Oregon 22 0.55 73.2% Utah 25 0.84 72.8% Washington 109 1.54 93.6% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MELVYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 40.2%
Arizona 127 1.89 90.3%
California 987 2.54 97.9%
Colorado 61 1.13 86.6%
Hawaii 132 9.33 93.3%
Idaho 23 1.43 71.9%
Montana 16 1.53 63.2%
Nevada 110 3.88 89.8%
New Mexico 30 1.42 73.2%
Oregon 22 0.55 73.2%
Utah 25 0.84 72.8%
Washington 109 1.54 93.6%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MELVYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 67.2% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 36 0.54 76.6% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 104 1.17 89.7% New York 597 3.02 97.7% Pennsylvania 191 1.49 94.6% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 36.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MELVYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 67.2%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 76.6%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 104 1.17 89.7%
New York 597 3.02 97.7%
Pennsylvania 191 1.49 94.6%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 36.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MELVYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 17 0.36 75.1% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 14 1.52 81.9% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 80.1% Florida 571 2.87 98.0% Georgia 133 1.32 93.6% Kentucky 32 0.73 81.6% Louisiana 54 1.15 86.6% Maryland 126 2.1 93.9% Mississippi 27 0.89 80.1% North Carolina 128 1.28 95.1% Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.1% South Carolina 43 0.89 85.9% Tennessee 36 0.55 85.8% Texas 302 1.12 96.5% Virginia 98 1.18 91.5% West Virginia 18 0.98 65.8%

South States
State stats for the first name MELVYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 17 0.36 75.1%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 14 1.52 81.9%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 80.1%
Florida 571 2.87 98.0%
Georgia 133 1.32 93.6%
Kentucky 32 0.73 81.6%
Louisiana 54 1.15 86.6%
Maryland 126 2.1 93.9%
Mississippi 27 0.89 80.1%
North Carolina 128 1.28 95.1%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.1%
South Carolina 43 0.89 85.9%
Tennessee 36 0.55 85.8%
Texas 302 1.12 96.5%
Virginia 98 1.18 91.5%
West Virginia 18 0.98 65.8%
 

Full Names with MELVYN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MELVYN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MELVYN.

The most popular full name is MELVYN Smith. 1.00% of all the people named MELVYN have this family name.

There are 865 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MELVYN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MELVYN Smith 1.00%
2 MELVYN Johnson 0.64%
3 MELVYN Klein 0.64%
4 MELVYN Miller 0.64%
5 MELVYN Robinson 0.55%
6 MELVYN Berman 0.45%
7 MELVYN Davis 0.45%
8 MELVYN Goldstein 0.45%
9 MELVYN Moss 0.45%
10 MELVYN Weiss 0.45%
11 MELVYN Wright 0.45%
12 MELVYN Cohen 0.36%
13 MELVYN Green 0.36%
14 MELVYN Grossman 0.36%
15 MELVYN Jackson 0.36%
16 MELVYN Kessler 0.36%
17 MELVYN Lieberman 0.36%
18 MELVYN Morris 0.36%
19 MELVYN Nathanson 0.36%
20 MELVYN Rose 0.36%

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