Meilech
Melech or Meilech is a given name of Hebrew origin which means king. It is a name used by Jewish people.
Meaning & Origin of Meilech
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Melech or Meilech is a given name of Hebrew origin which means king. It is a name used by Jewish people.
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The Story of Meilech
The earliest SSA record of Meilech as a baby boy name dates back to 1995, when 10 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Meilech — #4,108 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Meilech on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Meilech ranks #4,146 for baby boys with 26 births, rising sharply (+55% over the past five years). All told, over 345 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Meilech
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- Melech Epstein (1889–1979), American journalist and historian
- David Melech Friedman (born 1958), American lawyer and ambassador
- Meilech Kohn , American singer
- Melech Ravitch (1893–1976), Canadian Yiddish poet and essayist
- Melech Zagrodski, agronomist and 1939 Bialik Prize winner
- Melech Zilbershlag [ he ] , Israeli YouTuber
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Names that sound like Meilech
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About the name Meilech
Meilech is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 345 births in the dataset. Meilech's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,108. Use the chart and map above to compare Meilech's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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