Boys' name · since 1924
Melquiades
181 babies named Melquiades in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,585 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 181
- born since 1924
- 1970s
- peak decade
181 boys have been named Melquiades since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Melquiades recorded 181 times among boys since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2022.
- #13,585 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 181 born since 1924
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melquiades ranks #13,585 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 181 born since 1924, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,585 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 181
- born since 1924
- 1970s
- peak decade
Melquiades's 181 recorded births place it above 70.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Melquiades's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Melquiades splits its recorded history at 1976: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Melquiades popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2022
- Peak year (1924)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Melquiades by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (34 births, 19% of the file).
1970s was Melquiades's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Melquiades births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
29 births
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 34 births (19% of all-time use).
Melquiades by state
Where Melquiades concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 3.3% |
13 of 181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Melquiades's decade-level peak was the 1970s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Melquiadess (13 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Melquiades: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
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, 1924–2022 (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 Melquiades 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.