boy's name
Melquiades
- Gender Boy
- Letters 10
- Births on record 181
Melquiades is a boy's name. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1924, when 13 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1924.
Melquiades over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 18 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 17 |
| 1960s | 29 |
| 1970s | 34 |
| 1980s | 23 |
| 1990s | 27 |
| 2000s | 17 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 5 |
How popular is Melquiades?
In 2022, Melquiades was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Melquiades
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melquiades over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Melquiades
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melquiades — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melquiades
How popular is the name Melquiades?
In 2022, Melquiades was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Melquiades a girl's or a boy's name?
Melquiades is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Melquiades most popular?
Melquiades peaked in 1924, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.