Melanie
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning dark, black.
Babies a year
3,232
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#142
down from #122
UK popularity
#863
41 babies
How Melanie has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #81 |
| 2016 | #82 |
| 2017 | #90 |
| 2018 | #105 |
| 2019 | #110 |
| 2020 | #105 |
| 2021 | #129 |
| 2022 | #130 |
| 2023 | #130 |
| 2024 | #122 |
| 2025 | #142 |
In 2025, 41 babies in England and Wales were named Melanie. In the US, 3,232 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 6,295 in 1972.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Melanie was most common in 1975, when it went to 0.34% of American babies of that sex.
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