Boys' name · since 1917
Melchor
Melchor has 894 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 894
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Melchor sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 894 recorded since 1917.
Melchor has 894 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2024.
- #5,524 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 894 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melchor ranks #5,524 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 894 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 894
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Melchor's 894 recorded births place it above 87.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Melchor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Melchor's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Melchor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Melchor by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (151 births, 17% of the file).
1990s was Melchor's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Melchor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
69 births
- 1930s 53
1930s
53 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s
1950s
79 births
- 1960s
1960s
91 births
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
123 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s 54
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 151 births (17% of all-time use).
How Melchor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Melchor's total volume
Melchor by state
Where Melchor concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 151 | 16.9% |
| #2 | California | | 142 | 15.9% |
151 of 894 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Melchor's decade-level peak was the 1990s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Melchors (151 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melchor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~107 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Melchor draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.