Melena
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning dark, black; a form of helen or melania.
Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Melena by the numbers
Melena was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 52 babies in 2001, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Melena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Melinahoney; form of Melissa or Melina486 in the US (2017)
- Milenagracious or dear, feminine form of Milan325 in the US (2017)
- Malenasoft and tender; a form of Magdalena86 in the US (2017)
- Meenaprecious stone; fish9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Melanadark or black; a form of Melanie13 in the US (2017)
- Meleenahoney; a form of Melina8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Melena
Names that are said the same way as Melena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Melena, 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)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 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)
Names about as common as Melena
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