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Boy name

Meliton

100% boys · last recorded 2012

Meliton has been given to about 436 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1932, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 255
Median age today50 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Meliton per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1932 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time436

How popular is Meliton?

Its best year was 1932, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 1894th. The typical living American called Meliton is about 50 years old today.

Names that sound like Meliton

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Melton0.84
  2. Ellison0.76
  3. Milton0.74
  4. Leighton0.74
  5. Elton0.74
  6. Kelton0.74
  7. Felton0.74
  8. Delton0.74

Middle names for Meliton

Ranked by flow score
  1. Meliton Paul0.79
  2. Meliton Lee0.79
  3. Meliton Dean0.78
  4. Meliton Blake0.78
  5. Meliton Bryce0.78
  6. Meliton Wade0.78

Sibling names for Meliton

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.66
  2. Forestbrother · 0.65
  3. Forrestbrother · 0.64
  4. Louiebrother · 0.64
  5. Elouisesister · 0.63
  6. Celiasister · 0.63

Where Meliton is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Meliton White0.74
    2. Meliton Reyes0.74
    3. Meliton Lee0.74
    4. Meliton Hill0.74
    5. Meliton Hall0.74
    6. Meliton Green0.74

    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 Meliton

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    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.