How Many People Are Named Melchior?
people named Melchior are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 31,071,350 people in the US has this name
Based on 48 babies named Melchior in Social Security records from 1915 to 2007, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
9 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Semitic roots meaning "king city". This was a name traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Melchior in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Melchior alive today is about 50 years old, and 55% are 60 or older.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Melchior first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1915, to 9 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2007.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2007
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