Melchior

MEHL-kyer /ˈmɛlkjɚ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Melchior is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Melchior is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2007. Melchior was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1915 (9 births).

About the name Melchior

PronunciationMEHL-kyer /ˈmɛlkjɚ/
CultureDutchFrenchGerman
9peak births 1915
1915first in SSA data

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How popular is Melchior?

Boys named Melchior
1915192019401960198020002007
Boys named Melchior per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2007 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2007) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Melchior total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200755#13,724
19535—#4,168
19495—#4,045
19286—#3,991
19217—#3,759
19205—#4,732
19186—#4,009
19159—#2,754
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