Mellanie
Mellanie was the 16469th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 2919th; the most babies were born in 2003 (31). Over the last ten years it has moved down 9,297 places. More babies were named Mellanie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Melanie) dark, black · Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #16,469 girls, down 8,640 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200331 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,117babies recorded
What does the name Mellanie mean?
Mellanie is a spelling of Melanie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Melanie's meaning and origin.
Melanie comes from French Mélanie and Latin Melania, from Greek melania, 'blackness', from melas, 'black, dark'. DMNES lists two early saints named Melania, a grandmother and granddaughter of the 4th and 5th centuries, and records Melanie in early modern England. Wikipedia notes that the Normans brought the French form, but that it became common in English only after the character Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind (1936).
μελανία (Ancient Greek, “blackness”)μέλας (Ancient Greek, “black, dark”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Melania, Mélanie, Mel, Melany.
See also: Greek names, names that mean a color.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Melanie', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Melanie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Melanie', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Mellanie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,469 | 5 |
| 2020 | #7,829 | 14 |
| 2010 | #5,540 | 25 |
| 2000 | #5,094 | 23 |
| 1990 | #4,808 | 20 |
| 1980 | #4,895 | 15 |
| 1970 | #3,171 | 21 |
| 1960 | #2,957 | 18 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mellanie, counting every spelling?
Mellanie is a spelling of Melanie, a name family that ranked #101 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #16,469 for Mellanie on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,146 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie | 2,074 | #142 | 10,809 |
| Melany | 779 | #399 | 2,827 |
| Melani | 234 | #1,056 | 1,164 |
| Melanny | 27 | #4,950 | 119 |
| Melannie | 18 | #6,473 | 113 |
| Melaney | — | — | 34 |
| Melanee | — | — | 33 |
| Melanni | — | — | 30 |
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 Mellanie?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mellanie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mellanie 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mellanie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mellanie?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Mellanie are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 19 and 55. That makes Mellanie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Mellanie by state
How common Mellanie was among girls born in each state in 2001–2005, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.5×). In 48 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 Mellanie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mellanie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mellanie
What does Mellanie mean?
Mellanie is a spelling of Melanie, which means “dark, black” (Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mellanie?
Mellanie was the 16469th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 2919th; the most babies were born in 2003 (31). Over the last ten years it has moved down 9,297 places. More babies were named Mellanie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mellanie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mellanie in the US.
Where was Mellanie most popular?
In 2001–2005, Mellanie was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New York.