Mel has been given to about 4,201 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1958, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1958, when 132 babies were given the name, ranking 689th. The typical living American called Mel is about 65 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.