Mellany

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning dark; a form of Melanie.

Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Mellany by the numbers

Mellany was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 22 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Melanie

Like Mellany, 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.

  • Melanadark or black; a form of Melanie13 in the US (2017)
  • Milaniedark or black; a spelling variant of Melanie13 in the US (2017)
  • Malaniedark, black; a form of Melanie12 in the US (2017)
  • Melaneyblack or dark; a form of Melanie11 in the US (2017)
  • Melaneedark; a form of Melanie10 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Melanydark, black; variant spelling of Melanie632 in the US (2017)
  • Meilany10 in the US (2017)
  • Mellani6 in the US (2017)
  • Meilanibeautiful heavenly garland; combination of mei and lani292 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 Mellany

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

  • Melaniedark, black3,232 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)
  • Melanyedark-skinned; a spelling variant of melania7 in the US (2017)
  • Meleniedark-skinned; a spelling variant of melania7 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean darkness

Like Mellany, 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 Mellany

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