How Many People Are Named Melchor?
An estimated 704 people in the United States have the first name Melchor. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Melchor peaked in popularity in 1992 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melchor as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Melchor paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
704
About 1 in 486,867 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1992
25 births
Total Registered
894
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melchor
Melchor is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 894 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Melchor as a male name
Ranked #9,536 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (25 births)
Melchor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melchor span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 151 babies were registered. Melchor has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melchor by Decade
How has Melchor tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Melchor by State
Melchor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melchor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Melchor
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Melchor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melchor?
We estimate approximately 704 people named Melchor are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 486,867 Americans share this first name.
Is Melchor a common name?
Melchor is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 894 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melchor most popular?
Melchor reached peak popularity in 1992, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melchor is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melchor a male name?
Melchor is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melchor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melchor Smith, Melchor Johnson, Melchor Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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