Melchior
Melchior is the name traditionally given to one of the biblical Magi appearing in the Gospel of Matthew. There are many notable people with this name, or close variations.
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
- French
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Melchior
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Melchior is the name traditionally given to one of the biblical Magi appearing in the Gospel of Matthew. There are many notable people with this name, or close variations.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
- French
- Dutch
The Story of Melchior
American parents first put Melchior on the record books as a baby boy name in 1915, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 9 Melchiors were born — ranking #2,621 that year. About 38% of every Melchior on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Melchior last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 48 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Melchior
Phonetically similar names — useful when Melchior is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Melchoir
- Mulcher
- Melcher
- Melchor
- Multure
- Millier
- Mealier
- Milkier
- Mulier
- Mature
- Mailer
- Malware
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Melchior
Melchior is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 48 births in the dataset. Melchior's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #2,621. Use the chart and map above to compare Melchior'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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