Mel Popularity by Year
Follow Mel across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Mel birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 11 | #7,194 | Up 1,118 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 16 | #6,838 | Down 196 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 9 | #8,312 | Down 574 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 17 | #6,642 | Up 280 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 10 | #7,738 | Up 562 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 16 | #6,922 | Up 62 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 9 | #8,300 | Down 134 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 16 | #6,984 | Up 2,578 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 9 | #8,166 | Up 1,388 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 10 | #9,562 | Down 2,350 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 7 | #9,554 | Up 202 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 15 | #7,212 | Down 798 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 7 | #9,756 | Down 2,139 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 18 | #6,414 | Up 9,268 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 10 | #7,617 | Up 3,158 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 5 | #15,682 | Down 6,271 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 6 | #10,775 | Down 4,049 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 12 | #6,726 | Up 3,991 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 11 | #9,411 | Up 2,424 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 8 | #11,835 | Up 4,678 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 6 | #10,717 | Down 1,062 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 5 | #16,513 | Down 3,363 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 7 | #9,655 | Up 2,619 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 7 | #13,150 | Up 1,812 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 5 | #12,274 | Down 4,772 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 6 | #14,962 | Up 2,030 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 10 | #7,502 | Down 415 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 11 | #7,087 | Up 2,777 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 5 | #16,992 | Up 302 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 7 | #9,864 | Down 3,471 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 5 | #17,294 | Down 4,715 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 13 | #6,393 | Down 492 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 8 | #12,579 | Down 1,761 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 14 | #5,901 | Down 1,036 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 10 | #10,818 | Down 1,532 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 18 | #4,865 | Up 1,769 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 12 | #9,286 | Down 1,395 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 11 | #6,634 | Down 1,627 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 14 | #7,891 | Down 3,399 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 16 | #5,007 | Down 1,169 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 30 | #4,492 | Up 1,807 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 22 | #3,838 | Up 1,887 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 18 | #6,299 | Down 855 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 12 | #5,725 | Down 58 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 21 | #5,444 | Up 3,840 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 12 | #5,667 | Down 79 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 12 | #5,588 | Down 1,426 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 17 | #4,162 | Up 1,304 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 11 | #5,466 | Down 506 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 12 | #4,960 | Down 1,667 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 21 | #3,293 | Up 987 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 14 | #4,280 | Up 523 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 12 | #4,803 | Down 356 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 13 | #4,447 | Up 117 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 12 | #4,564 | Down 333 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 13 | #4,231 | Down 624 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 16 | #3,607 | Down 282 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 17 | #3,325 | Up 380 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 13 | #3,705 | Down 184 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 13 | #3,521 | Up 936 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 9 | #4,457 | Down 405 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 10 | #4,052 | Down 351 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 11 | #3,701 | Down 71 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 11 | #3,630 | Down 1,112 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 19 | #2,518 | Up 512 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 14 | #3,030 | Down 972 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 26 | #2,058 | Up 719 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 16 | #2,777 | Down 643 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 22 | #2,134 | Up 422 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 17 | #2,556 | Down 879 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 31 | #1,677 | Down 84 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 5 | #9,284 | Down 3,467 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 32 | #1,593 | Up 154 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 27 | #1,747 | Up 289 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 20 | #2,036 | Down 595 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 35 | #1,441 | Up 156 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 30 | #1,597 | Down 201 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 36 | #1,396 | Down 260 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 47 | #1,136 | Up 146 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 35 | #1,282 | Down 264 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 51 | #1,018 | Down 102 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 63 | #916 | Up 4 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 65 | #920 | Down 81 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 6 | #5,817 | Down 1,181 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 82 | #839 | Up 97 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 9 | #4,636 | Up 660 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 64 | #936 | Down 86 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 7 | #5,296 | Down 2,263 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 79 | #850 | Down 88 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 17 | #3,033 | Up 575 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 102 | #762 | Up 7 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 13 | #3,608 | Down 619 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 98 | #769 | Up 22 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 17 | #2,989 | Up 630 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 94 | #791 | Down 103 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 12 | #3,619 | Down 76 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 120 | #688 | Up 101 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 12 | #3,543 | Down 720 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 90 | #789 | Down 27 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 17 | #2,823 | Up 670 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 93 | #762 | Up 131 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 12 | #3,493 | Up 883 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 69 | #893 | Down 115 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 8 | #4,376 | Up 1,377 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 84 | #778 | Down 40 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 5 | #5,753 | Down 2,484 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 94 | #738 | Up 56 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 12 | #3,269 | Up 527 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 78 | #794 | Up 155 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 9 | #3,796 | Up 1,618 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 54 | #949 | Down 119 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 5 | #5,414 | Down 1,179 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 67 | #830 | Down 13 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 70 | #817 | Down 15 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 7 | #4,235 | Up 529 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 71 | #802 | Down 104 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 98 | #698 | Up 2 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 6 | #4,764 | Down 710 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 86 | #700 | Up 49 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 67 | #749 | Up 65 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 59 | #814 | Down 41 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 6 | #4,054 | Up 637 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 71 | #773 | Down 55 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 5 | #4,691 | Down 1,262 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 80 | #718 | Up 80 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 62 | #798 | Down 47 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 67 | #751 | Up 95 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 52 | #846 | Down 62 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 7 | #3,429 | Up 913 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 61 | #784 | Up 173 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 5 | #4,342 | Down 56 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 43 | #957 | Down 17 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 43 | #940 | Up 386 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 26 | #1,326 | Down 302 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 40 | #1,024 | Up 516 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 5 | #4,286 | Down 68 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 20 | #1,540 | Down 324 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 5 | #4,218 | Up 68 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 31 | #1,216 | Up 322 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 21 | #1,538 | Up 215 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 18 | #1,753 | Up 699 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 11 | #2,452 | Down 290 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 14 | #2,162 | Down 601 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 24 | #1,561 | Down 95 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 6 | #4,286 | Up 775 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 25 | #1,466 | Up 969 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 12 | #2,435 | Up 38 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 12 | #2,473 | Down 142 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 5 | #5,061 | Down 810 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 13 | #2,331 | Down 504 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 19 | #1,827 | Up 1,690 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 7 | #3,517 | Down 1,286 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 14 | #2,231 | Down 79 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 14 | #2,152 | Down 154 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 6 | #4,251 | Down 332 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 16 | #1,998 | Up 958 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 8 | #2,956 | Down 804 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 13 | #2,152 | Down 82 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 6 | #3,919 | — |
| 1915 | Boys | 13 | #2,070 | Up 31 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 10 | #2,101 | Up 720 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 5 | #2,821 | Down 277 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 5 | #2,544 | Down 1,427 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 10 | #1,117 | Down 151 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 7 | #966 | Up 164 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 5 | #1,130 | Up 7 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 5 | #1,137 | — |