Gender
Female
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Handmaiden
Pronunciation
m(e)-lvi-na, mel-vina
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1920 (rank #609, 136 births); most recent 2023 (rank #10293, 9 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #2725, 6 births); most recent 2005 (rank #4785, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #1281, 25 births); most recent 2020 (rank #3651, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2014 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)