Melchor is a boy's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 8 boys in the United States.
Melchor belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess. It travels in a few spellings: Melchior.
In the United States, Melchor first appears in Social Security records in 1917. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2392 in 1950, and in 2024 8 babies received the name — 894 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Melchor is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Melchor is a boy name. In 2024, 8 babies received the name in the US.
Melchor comes from the Spanish tradition. It is also spelled Melchior.
Melchor first appears in US records in 1917. Its best-ever ranking was #2392 in 1950, and 8 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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