Melchizedek
given name · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Melchizedek is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Nigeria than in any other country. Recorded meaning: In Christianity, he symbolizes the eternal priesthood of Christ and the union of royal and priestly offices.
- KEKenya≈1 in 100K(inferred from the name graph)
- GHGhana≈1 in 101K
- GYGuyana1 in 107K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Nigeria (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 75 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 100K (inferred from the name graph)
≈930 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Kenya, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
In Christianity, he symbolizes the eternal priesthood of Christ and the union of royal and priestly offices. In Rabbinic Judaism, he is traditionally identified as Shem, son of Noah, representing the transmission of the priesthood to the Abrahamic line.
Sources 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Melchizedek counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG Nigeria | ≈930 est. | ≈1 in 231K | listed | Melchizedek | 20 |
| KE Kenya | ≈540 est. | ≈1 in 100K | — | Melchizedek | 14 |
| TZ Tanzania | ≈430 est. | ≈1 in 135K | — | Melchizedek | 5 |
| PH Philippines | ≈360 est. | ≈1 in 302K | — | Melchizedek | 16 |
| US United States | 302 | 1 in 1.1M | 302 | Melchizedek | 75 |
| GH Ghana | ≈290 est. | ≈1 in 101K | — | Melchizedek | 11 |
| ZM Zambia | ≈130 est. | ≈1 in 132K | — | Melchizedek | 5 |
| GY Guyana | 7 | 1 in 107K | 7 | — | 1 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; the masakhane register; Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Melchizedek is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, A king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
King of Righteousness
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
In Polish, Melchizedek (king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 15 sources across 12 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 302 | #29,353 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 26 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2019 | 24 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2024 | 21 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2018 | 18 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2016 | 18 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2013 | 18 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2014 | 17 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2021 | 16 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2020 | 16 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2022 | 15 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2015 | 15 | — |
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Melchizedek mean, and where does it come from?
- In Christianity, he symbolizes the eternal priesthood of Christ and the union of royal and priestly offices. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- Is Melchizedek a male or female name?
- Melchizedek is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- In which country does Melchizedek have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 928 people named Melchizedek in Nigeria, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled melchizedek.
- How common is the name Melchizedek?
- In the United States, the national register counted 302 people named Melchizedek in 2020, about 1 in 1.1 million residents.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Melchizedek”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.