How Many People Are Named Meliton?
people named Meliton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,539,571 people in the US has this name
Based on 436 babies named Meliton in Social Security records from 1913 to 2012, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
16 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Greek μελι (meli) meaning "honey" (genitive μελιτος). This was the name of a 2nd-century bishop of Sardis who is regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Meliton in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Meliton alive today is about 46 years old, and 45% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 29 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Meliton first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 1932, to 16 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2012.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2012
🏆 Rank History
Meliton has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,894, in 1932.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,894 (1932) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,124 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Meliton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Meliton were born in Texas than in any other state: about 20 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Meliton was given about 15.2 times as often in Texas.
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