54%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. MEHL-vin [key·IPA] Expand LinksMeaning & History From a Scottish surname that probably originated as a variant of MELVILLE. Family Tree·DetailsRelated Names VariantMelvynDiminutiveMel DetailsPopularity Last ranked #100 in 1953 Canada (BC) Last ranked #409 in 2019 France Last ranked #436 in 2012 Netherlands Last ranked #54 in 2019 Sweden Last ranked #759 in 2019 (m) #947 in 1928 (f) United States Rate·DetailsPeople think this name is classic formal wholesome refined simple nerdy Categories Bully characters, Charles Dickens characters, directors, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas characters, negative, never out of the US top 1000, Sailor Moon characters, Stephen King characters, surnames, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel characters Entry updated June 13, 2019 ·