Melany

What Melany means

Variant of Melanie, meaning “black, dark”

variant of Melanie || From French Mélanie, from Latin Melania, the name of two Roman fifth century saints, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Melany” (revision 62032862) and “Melanie” (revision 93952474), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Melany?

US: Rising: up from #485 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 779 girls got the name (#398 that year). First in the US records in 1942.

How common

• About 1 in 2,063 baby girls in the US in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DE (2.22 per 1,000 girls), MD (1.45 per 1,000 girls), NM (1.07 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Melany is #398 in the US. It is not in the England & Wales list for 2025.

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Melany were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Milani1,063 US · 31 E&W
• Malani822 US · 4 E&W
• Meilani498 US · 3 E&W
• Melina434 US · 51 E&W
• Milana336 US · 70 E&W
• Melani234 US · 3 E&W
• Maelani136 US
• Mylani70 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Melany

Girls

• Ella#29Short form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”^*
• Ava#11Editor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records
• Nevaeh#165From the word “heaven”^*
• Lily#18Diminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”^*
• Lillian#57possibly “lily”^*
• Serenity#129Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #129 vs #997 in 2025

For a brother

• Aiden#62Variant of Aidan, meaning “fire”^*
• Owen#31Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025
• Emmanuel#179Editor’s note Down from #151 in 2015 to #179 in 2025 in the US
• Xander#259Diminutive of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Malachi#134“my messenger”^*
• Maximus#275Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1997, with 5 babies

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Melany’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.