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Melanie

Girl Ancient Greek #130 in 2023

Melanie is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Melanie

From Mélanie, from Melania, the name of two Roman fifth century saints, from μέλας.

Popularity of Melanie

Popularity, 1886–2023

2,120 births in 2023

1886 2023

258,300 U.S. births recorded from 1886–2023.

Peak year

1972

6,295 babies

First recorded

1886

137 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.