Melanye

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning dark-skinned; a spelling variant of melania.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Melanye by the numbers

Melanye was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 22 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Melanye. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
  • Melanydark, black; variant spelling of Melanie632 in the US (2017)
  • Melaneedark; a form of Melanie10 in the US (2017)
  • Melaniadark, black283 in the US (2017)
  • Melanidark or black; a variant of Melanie164 in the US (2017)
  • Melannydark, black; a modern respelling of Melanie51 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Melanye

Names that are said the same way as Melanye, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • 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)
  • Mellanydark; a form of Melanie10 in the US (2017)
  • Meleniedark-skinned; a spelling variant of melania7 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean darkness

Like Melanye, 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 Melanye

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