Gender
Origin
- French
- Hillside, Town by the mill
Busy, industrious town; surname used as first name
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Pronunciation
m(e)-lville, mel-ville
Famous People
Author Herman Melville
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1918 (rank #728, 77 births); most recent 1981 (rank #6258, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1921 (rank #4025, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #2329, 10 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4262, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1944 (rank #142, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence