Melquan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mel-KWAHN
- Origin
- Modern
Melquan is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Melquan come from?
Modern: modern blend of Mel- and the ending -quan
Is Melquan a girl's or a boy's name?
Melquan is a boys' name.
How popular is Melquan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Melquan in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Melquan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,088 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
Names like Melquan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daquan Jaquan Marquez Dakota Morgan Moses Keegan Kayden Logan Dylan Mason Minh
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Melquan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/melquan, updated 20 October 2026.