Melquisedec
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mel-kee-seh-DEK
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Melquisedec is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my king is righteousness”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Melquisedec mean?
Hebrew: Spanish form of Melchizedek
“my king is righteousness”
Melchizedek is the king of Salem and priest who blesses Abraham in the Book of Genesis.
Is Melquisedec a girl's or a boy's name?
Melquisedec is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Melquisedec in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Melquisedec, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Melquisedec in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Melquisedec in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
Names like Melquisedec
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Thiago, Marquez, Luca, Azriel, Moses, Ezra, Aziel, Miguelangel, Ares, Ezequiel, Maximus, Santiago
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Melquisedec: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/melquisedec, updated 20 October 2026.