Melvina comes from the Celtic tradition, meaning Chieftain.
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How popular is Melvina?
1920peak year
Melvina reached its widest reach during the Roaring Twenties. In 1920, 136 babies received the name (ranked #611). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #13926), with about 7 babies given the name annually. The all-time total comes to roughly 6,645 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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