Given name
Melvis
“one who is wise”
Melvis is a form of Elvis. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who is wise.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Melvis carries the interpretation “one who is wise.” Melvis is a form of Elvis. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who is wise.” Its derivation is not certain.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Melvis is used as a form of Elvis.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melvis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 98
- 44 boys · 54 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 10 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 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1942. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 478 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.
Melvis’s family of names
Melvis is a form of Elvis. Melvis has a related form in Melviss. Melvis has a related form in Melvisse.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Appears in
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