Meliton — boys' name

What the Data Says About Meliton

The Social Security Administration has registered 436 babies named Meliton between 1913 and 2012, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meliton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meliton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Meliton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Meliton in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meliton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 436 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.