Melquiades is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #11869 in 2007 with 6 recorded births. This places Melquiades in the bottom 18% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1997 with 8 births ranking #7053. In 2007, approximately 1 in every 345,873 boys born was named Melquiades. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.