Melton
Meaning
“English place name and surname, Old English for middle settlement or a meeting-place town.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Melton has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
29 people · the #96,655 first name in Brazil · median age 39
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Melton
People given the name Melton in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 1979. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Melton deep dive
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