Melania
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning dark, black.
Melania by the numbers
In 2025, 24 babies in England and Wales were named Melania. In the US, 283 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Melania. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Milaniadark, black; a spelling variant of Melania205 in the US (2017)
- Melanidark or black; a variant of Melanie164 in the US (2017)
- Melanadark or black; a form of Melanie13 in the US (2017)
- Melaniidark-skinned; a spelling variant of melania7 in the US (2017)
- Melaniiadark, black; a form of melania or melanie4 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Melania
Names that are said the same way as Melania, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Meliana10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Melania, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Kaliblack; fierce; Hindu goddess of time1,120 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Melania
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