Boys' name · since 1919
Melecio
Melecio has 446 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 446
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
Melecio sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 446 recorded since 1919.
Melecio has 446 recorded births among boys since 1919, 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 1919 to 2017.
- #8,443 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 446 born since 1919
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melecio ranks #8,443 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 446 born since 1919, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 446
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
Melecio's 446 recorded births place it above 81.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Melecio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Melecio's full recorded timeline at 1978, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Melecio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2017
- Peak year (1972)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Melecio by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (81 births, 18% of the file).
1990s was Melecio's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Melecio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 81 births (18% of all-time use).
Melecio by state
Where Melecio concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 3.8% |
35 of 446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Melecio's data
- Melecio's decade-level peak was the 1990s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melecios (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Melecio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1919–2017 (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 Melecio 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.