How Many People Are Named Melecio?
An estimated 344 people in the United States have the first name Melecio. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Melecio peaked in popularity in 1972 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melecio 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 Melecio paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
344
About 1 in 996,379 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1972
13 births
Total Registered
446
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melecio
Melecio is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 446 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Melecio as a male name
Ranked #11,705 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 1972 (13 births)
Melecio: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melecio span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 81 babies were registered. Melecio has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Melecio by Decade
How has Melecio 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.
Melecio by State
Melecio + Last Name Combinations
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Melecio: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melecio?
We estimate approximately 344 people named Melecio 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 996,379 Americans share this first name.
Is Melecio a common name?
Melecio is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 446 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melecio most popular?
Melecio reached peak popularity in 1972, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melecio is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melecio a male name?
Melecio is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melecio Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melecio Smith, Melecio Johnson, Melecio 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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