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Melchor

/ˈmɛltʃɚ/ · 100% boys · last recorded 2024

Melchor has been given to about 894 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɛltʃɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 708
Median age today40 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Melchor per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 25
  • Born in 20250
  • All time894

How popular is Melchor?

Its best year was 1992, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 2792nd. The typical living American called Melchor is about 40 years old today.

Names that sound like Melchor

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hector0.60
  2. Melton0.58
  3. Nestor0.57
  4. Major0.50
  5. Tylor0.50
  6. Thor0.50
  7. Trevor0.46
  8. Merton0.47

Middle names for Melchor

Ranked by flow score
  1. Melchor Paul0.77
  2. Melchor Lee0.77
  3. Melchor Dean0.76
  4. Melchor Blake0.76
  5. Melchor Bryce0.76
  6. Melchor Wade0.76

Sibling names for Melchor

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.78
  2. Santosbrother · 0.78
  3. Tomasbrother · 0.76
  4. Aureliobrother · 0.75
  5. Aracelisister · 0.73
  6. Daliasister · 0.72

Where Melchor is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Melchor Anderson0.77
    2. Melchor White0.72
    3. Melchor Nguyen0.72
    4. Melchor Lee0.72
    5. Melchor Hill0.72
    6. Melchor Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Melchor

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.