Given name
Melvina
“one who holds the rank of chief”
Melvina is a variant of Melva. One Celtic interpretation is “one who holds the rank of chief.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Melvina is a variant of Melva. One Celtic interpretation is “one who holds the rank of chief.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Melvina is a variant of Melva. An origin associated with Melva is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melvina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,645
- 0 boys · 6,645 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 136 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 girls is 9 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 136 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,717 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.
Melvina’s family of names
Melvina has a related form in Melva.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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