Given name
Melburn
“from the mill stream”
Melburn is a variant of Melbourne. One English interpretation is “from the mill stream.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Melburn is a variant of Melbourne. One English interpretation is “from the mill stream.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Melburn is a variant of Melbourne. An origin associated with Melbourne is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melburn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 489
- 489 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1974. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 163 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Melburn’s family of names
Melburn has a related form in Melbourne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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