Meliton

MEH-lih-tuhn /ˈmɛlɪtən/
boy 3 syllables fading

Meliton is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Meliton is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2012. Meliton was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1932 (16 births).

About the name Meliton

PronunciationMEH-lih-tuhn /ˈmɛlɪtən/
16peak births 1932
1913first in SSA data

Names similar to Meliton

How popular is Meliton?

Boys named Meliton
1913192019401960198020002012
Boys named Meliton per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–2012 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2012) 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

Meliton total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201255#13,547
200777#10,512
200455#12,579
200266#10,227
200155#11,722
200055#11,565
199977#8,423
199866#9,239
19978—#7,052
19966—#8,632
19959—#6,240
19946—#8,429
19936—#8,328
199215—#4,037
19915—#9,129
19895—#8,792
19887—#6,224
19876—#6,664
19825—#7,011
19816—#5,994
19775—#6,501
19769—#3,906
19756—#5,225
19746—#5,032
19685—#4,530
19666—#3,791
19655—#4,260
19615—#4,454
19607—#3,545
19588—#3,191
19565—#4,292
19558—#3,124
19508—#2,945
194811—#2,402
194710—#2,612
19467—#3,090
19458—#2,689
19425—#3,896
19415—#3,833
19408—#2,796
19378—#2,819
19348—#2,878
193216—#1,894
193115—#1,976
19299—#2,897
19285—#4,527
19279—#3,075
192610—#2,839
19259—#3,062
19245—#4,751
192310—#2,882
19228—#3,446
19219—#3,139
19207—#3,707
191912—#2,463
19188—#3,280
19166—#3,749
19148—#2,573
19137—#2,412