Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Melany

Meaning Rare non-standard variant of Melanie Gender Girl Rank 2025 #399 Trend ↑ Rising 41%

Rare non-standard variant of Melanie.

Rank 2025
#399
among girls · ↑38 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
779
named Melany · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,063
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
779 babies
All-time total
17,384
#1,162 all-time among girls
First recorded
1942
in Social Security records

Melany popularity over time

17,384 babies have been named Melany since 1942, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 23 – 23 2 – #3,115
1950s 255 – 255 26 +1009% #1,445
1960s 442 – 442 44 +73% #1,413
1970s 503 – 503 50 +14% #1,616
1980s 508 – 508 51 +1% #1,564
1990s 838 – 838 84 +65% #1,235
2000s 5,270 5 5,275 528 +529% #423
2010s 6,263 – 6,263 626 +19% #411
2020s (to 2025) 3,277 – 3,277 546 -13% #399

Where Melany is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 827 0.51 #371
2027 871 0.54 #351
2028 909 0.57 #338
2029 943 0.59 #325
2030 973 0.61 #313

Where Melany is most popular

Girls named Melany per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.348 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Texas, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Melany born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 97 0.915 +163%
Texas 507 0.630 +81%
New Jersey 100 0.554 +59%
California 447 0.532 +53%
Florida 226 0.528 +52%
North Carolina 120 0.527 +51%
District of Columbia 6 0.506 +45%
Georgia 109 0.480 +38%
Virginia 79 0.463 +33%
Tennessee 73 0.461 +32%
Louisiana 39 0.446 +28%
Delaware 5 0.441 +26%
New Mexico 10 0.411 +18%
Alabama 38 0.405 +16%
Iowa 23 0.394 +13%
New York 155 0.391 +12%
Nebraska 14 0.389 +12%
South Carolina 34 0.378 +9%
Oklahoma 27 0.367 +5%
Arizona 49 0.349 ≈ national
Illinois 78 0.341 ≈ national
Massachusetts 40 0.331 -5%
Minnesota 34 0.315 -10%
Colorado 35 0.314 -10%
Mississippi 13 0.278 -20%
Kentucky 23 0.269 -23%
Washington 38 0.263 -25%
Connecticut 15 0.258 -26%
Ohio 58 0.244 -30%
Nevada 10 0.215 -38%
Oregon 14 0.215 -38%
Kansas 10 0.173 -50%
Wisconsin 17 0.165 -53%
Indiana 23 0.164 -53%
Pennsylvania 36 0.152 -56%
Utah 10 0.120 -66%
Missouri 14 0.116 -67%
Michigan 21 0.115 -67%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Melany

Melany is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #399 in 2025 with 779 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1942, 17,384 American babies have been named Melany. Its peak came in 2025, when 779 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Melany stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Melany?

The median living Melany is about 14 years old; half are between 8 and 20. An estimated 17 thousand people named Melany are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Melany year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 779 #399 – –
2024 709 #437 – –
2023 465 #633 – –
2022 474 #624 – –
2021 400 #716 – –
2020 450 #643 – –
2019 492 #613 – –
2018 490 #614 – –
2017 632 #494 – –
2016 550 #566 – –
2015 660 #485 – –
2014 730 #441 – –
2013 670 #455 – –
2012 633 #487 – –
2011 638 #466 – –
2010 768 #411 – –
2009 745 #427 – –
2008 747 #425 – –
2007 776 #423 – –
2006 684 #464 5 #13,351
2005 537 #539 – –
2004 481 #586 – –
2003 482 #576 – –
2002 365 #687 – –
2001 257 #894 – –
2000 196 #1,062 – –
1995 50 #2,546 – –
1990 77 #1,857 – –
1985 43 #2,344 – –
1980 75 #1,564 – –
1975 52 #1,795 – –
1970 48 #1,851 – –
1965 35 #1,973 – –
1960 61 #1,413 – –
1955 33 #1,866 – –
1950 11 #3,361 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Melany, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Melany?

The median living Melany is about 14 years old. Half of all living Melanys are between 8 and 20 years old.

How many people named Melany are alive today?

An estimated 17 thousand people named Melany are alive in the United States, based on 17,384 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Melany mean?

Rare non-standard variant of Melanie.

How popular is the name Melany in 2025?

Melany ranked #399 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 779 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Melany?

17,384 babies have been named Melany in the United States since 1942, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Melany most popular?

Melany peaked in 2025, when 779 newborns received the name.

Is Melany a boy or girl name?

Melany is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Melany rising or falling?

Melany has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Melany become more popular?

Melany is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 973 girls named Melany in 2030, which would rank around #313. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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