Melchizedek
#7,794 most common boys' name of all time · #19,596 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1973–2025
Rank among boys
#7,794
Rank overall
#19,596 of 105,966
First appeared
1973
Years on the list
37 of 146
All-time
445
Since 2016
176
Peak year
2025 #4,080
Best rank
#4,080 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 26/yr
Melchizedek first appears in 1973. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 26 | 26 | #4,080 |
| 2024 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,766 |
| 2023 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,635 |
| 2022 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,968 |
| 2021 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,646 |
| 2020 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,538 |
| 2019 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,268 |
| 2018 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 2017 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,349 |
| 2016 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,196 |
| 2015 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,340 |
| 2013 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,061 |
| 2012 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,092 |
| 2011 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,385 |
| 2010 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,136 |
| 2009 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,902 |
| 2008 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,880 |
| 2007 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,411 |
| 2006 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,629 |
| 2005 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,371 |
| 2004 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,940 |
| 2003 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,021 |
| 2002 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,902 |
| 2001 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,155 |
| 2000 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,517 |
| 1999 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,170 |
| 1998 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,033 |
| 1997 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,830 |
| 1996 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,334 |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,359 |
| 1994 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,324 |
| 1993 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,246 |
| 1990 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,730 |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,138 |
| 1984 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,066 |
| 1973 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,833 |