Melany
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning dark, black; variant spelling of Melanie.
How Melany has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #485 |
| 2016 | #566 |
| 2017 | #494 |
| 2018 | #614 |
| 2019 | #612 |
| 2020 | #642 |
| 2021 | #717 |
| 2022 | #623 |
| 2023 | #632 |
| 2024 | #438 |
| 2025 | #399 |
Melany by the numbers
Melany was given to 632 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 776 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Melanie
Like Melany, each of these traces back to Melanie: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Melany. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Melanidark or black; a variant of Melanie164 in the US (2017)
- Melannydark, black; a modern respelling of Melanie51 in the US (2017)
- Melanadark or black; a form of Melanie13 in the US (2017)
- Melaneyblack or dark; a form of Melanie11 in the US (2017)
- Mellanydark; a form of Melanie10 in the US (2017)
- Melanyedark-skinned; a spelling variant of melania7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Melany
Names that are said the same way as Melany, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Meilanibeautiful heavenly garland; combination of mei and lani292 in the US (2017)
- Melanniedark, black; a form of Melanie44 in the US (2017)
- Meloniedark song; a form of Melanie24 in the US (2017)
- Mellaniedark or black; a spelling variant of Melanie13 in the US (2017)
- Meleniedark-skinned; a spelling variant of melania7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Melany, 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 Melany
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