Melania
Melania was the 1172nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 198 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 934th with 283 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 939 places. More babies were named Melania in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,172 girls, up 26 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 198girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017283 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,573babies recorded
Melania popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,172 | 198 |
| 2020 | #1,198 | 192 |
| 2010 | #2,334 | 82 |
| 2000 | #6,698 | 16 |
| 1990 | #4,993 | 19 |
| 1980 | #4,246 | 18 |
| 1970 | #5,286 | 10 |
| 1960 | #6,151 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #4,192 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,767 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Melania, counting every spelling?
Melania is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,123 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,172 for Melania on its own. Together these spellings went to 198 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melania | 198 | #1,172 | 743 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Melania?
198 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Melania (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Melania born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Melania.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Melania?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Melania are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Melania a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Melania by state
How common Melania was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (2.9×), New Jersey (2.6×), New York (2.4×), Florida (1.9×), Pennsylvania (1.7×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Melania: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Melania, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Melania
How popular is the name Melania?
Melania was the 1172nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 198 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 934th with 283 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 939 places. More babies were named Melania in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Melania a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Melania in the US.
Where is Melania most popular?
In 2021–2025, Melania was most common in Illinois (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New York.