Given name & surname
Melchor
“the king of the city”
Melchor is a variant of Melchior. One Polish interpretation is “the king of the city.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Melchor is a variant of Melchior. One Polish interpretation is “the king of the city.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Melchor is a variant of Melchior. An origin associated with Melchior is Polish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melchor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 894
- 894 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,616 as a first name in 2020; 7,918 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Melchor’s family of names
In English usage, Melchor has a diminutive in Mel. Melchor has a related form in Melchior. In Spanish usage, Melchor has a conventional equivalent in the English form Melchior.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Melchor has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Melchor
- Mel FerrerAmerican actor, director and producer (1917–2008)
- Melchor MúzquizPresident of Mexico (1790-1844)
- Melchor CanoSpanish theologian (1509-1560)
- Melchor OcampoMexican politician (1814-1861)
- Melchor Rodríguez GarcíaSpanish politician (1893-1972)
- Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of MonclovaSpanish military personnel (1636-1705)
- Melchor Bravo de SaraviaRoyal Governor of Chile1512–1577
- Melchor de Navarra, Duke of PalataSpanish military personnel (1626-1691)
- Melchor Liñán y CisnerosRoman Catholic archbishop1629–1708
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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