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A name. A world of connections.
Recorded in official name statistics for United States and Australia
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Melton is a given name.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 2015: 5 boys (rank 12086).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Melton
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | 6 | 837 | observed |
| 1883 | 8 | 677 | observed |
| 1884 | 7 | 764 | observed |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | 8 | 694 | observed |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | 15 | 505 | observed |
| 1889 | 5 | 974 | observed |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | 6 | 956 | observed |
| 1893 | 6 | 907 | observed |
| 1894 | 9 | 730 | observed |
| 1895 | 8 | 795 | observed |
| 1896 | 6 | 982 | observed |
| 1897 | 7 | 852 | observed |
| 1898 | 6 | 1,002 | observed |
| 1899 | 5 | 1,051 | observed |
| 1900 | 12 | 743 | observed |
| 1901 | 6 | 943 | observed |
| 1902 | 5 | 1,137 | observed |
| 1903 | 8 | 846 | observed |
| 1904 | 9 | 810 | observed |
| 1905 | 9 | 836 | observed |
| 1906 | 6 | 1,111 | observed |
| 1907 | 8 | 999 | observed |
| 1908 | 13 | 744 | observed |
| 1909 | 12 | 840 | observed |
| 1910 | 22 | 621 | observed |
| 1911 | 9 | 1,190 | observed |
| 1912 | 32 | 765 | observed |
| 1913 | 33 | 835 | observed |
| 1914 | 33 | 967 | observed |
| 1915 | 51 | 863 | observed |
| 1916 | 63 | 771 | observed |
| 1917 | 55 | 860 | observed |
| 1918 | 49 | 949 | observed |
| 1919 | 69 | 777 | observed |
| 1920 | 63 | 853 | observed |
| 1921 | 80 | 737 | observed |
| 1922 | 78 | 748 | observed |
| 1923 | 67 | 821 | observed |
| 1924 | 77 | 759 | observed |
| 1925 | 59 | 871 | observed |
| 1926 | 73 | 749 | observed |
| 1927 | 68 | 805 | observed |
| 1928 | 65 | 814 | observed |
| 1929 | 56 | 888 | observed |
| 1930 | 66 | 797 | observed |
| 1931 | 66 | 768 | observed |
| 1932 | 78 | 697 | observed |
| 1933 | 68 | 740 | observed |
| 1934 | 63 | 779 | observed |
| 1935 | 68 | 741 | observed |
| 1936 | 72 | 698 | observed |
| 1937 | 77 | 682 | observed |
| 1938 | 58 | 814 | observed |
| 1939 | 64 | 754 | observed |
| 1940 | 70 | 729 | observed |
| 1941 | 64 | 778 | observed |
| 1942 | 76 | 737 | observed |
| 1943 | 73 | 764 | observed |
| 1944 | 78 | 702 | observed |
| 1945 | 72 | 718 | observed |
| 1946 | 69 | 799 | observed |
| 1947 | 71 | 822 | observed |
| 1948 | 71 | 802 | observed |
| 1949 | 66 | 842 | observed |
| 1950 | 70 | 814 | observed |
| 1951 | 58 | 919 | observed |
| 1952 | 61 | 907 | observed |
| 1953 | 61 | 920 | observed |
| 1954 | 65 | 918 | observed |
| 1955 | 48 | 1,084 | observed |
| 1956 | 62 | 946 | observed |
| 1957 | 64 | 944 | observed |
| 1958 | 62 | 962 | observed |
| 1959 | 43 | 1,182 | observed |
| 1960 | 54 | 1,045 | observed |
| 1961 | 39 | 1,262 | observed |
| 1962 | 47 | 1,121 | observed |
| 1963 | 46 | 1,138 | observed |
| 1964 | 47 | 1,114 | observed |
| 1965 | 43 | 1,144 | observed |
| 1966 | 34 | 1,299 | observed |
| 1967 | 41 | 1,165 | observed |
| 1968 | 37 | 1,250 | observed |
| 1969 | 27 | 1,570 | observed |
| 1970 | 35 | 1,416 | observed |
| 1971 | 39 | 1,352 | observed |
| 1972 | 30 | 1,566 | observed |
| 1973 | 14 | 2,606 | observed |
| 1974 | 20 | 2,129 | observed |
| 1975 | 25 | 1,884 | observed |
| 1976 | 22 | 2,113 | observed |
| 1977 | 27 | 1,858 | observed |
| 1978 | 25 | 1,965 | observed |
| 1979 | 15 | 2,897 | observed |
| 1980 | 19 | 2,536 | observed |
| 1981 | 15 | 2,898 | observed |
| 1982 | 18 | 2,596 | observed |
| 1983 | 13 | 3,230 | observed |
| 1984 | 13 | 3,270 | observed |
| 1985 | 16 | 2,942 | observed |
| 1986 | 9 | 4,457 | observed |
| 1987 | 14 | 3,339 | observed |
| 1988 | 14 | 3,523 | observed |
| 1989 | 11 | 4,527 | observed |
| 1990 | 12 | 4,407 | observed |
| 1991 | 9 | 5,521 | observed |
| 1992 | 6 | 7,422 | observed |
| 1993 | 11 | 5,002 | observed |
| 1994 | 9 | 5,868 | observed |
| 1995 | 8 | 6,407 | observed |
| 1996 | 11 | 5,187 | observed |
| 1997 | 6 | 8,110 | observed |
| 1998 | 9 | 6,314 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | 7 | 8,209 | observed |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | 7 | 8,456 | observed |
| 2003 | 9 | 7,245 | observed |
| 2004 | 5 | 11,356 | observed |
| 2005 | 9 | 7,640 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | 7 | 9,788 | observed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | 5 | 12,491 | observed |
| 2010 | 5 | 12,231 | observed |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,136 | observed |
| 2014 | 5 | 12,108 | observed |
| 2015 | 5 | 12,086 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Melton” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
