Melany
Melany is ranked 438th among girls in 2024 (707 births). Its best rank was 411th, in 2010.
- Rank in 2024
- #438up 195 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 7070.04% of girls
- Peak year
- 2007776 births
- Best rank
- #411in 2010
- Since 1942
- 16,595people given the name
The story in the numbers
16,595 girls have been named Melany in the United States since 1942, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2007, with 776 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2007, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2010, and the 2010s alone account for 38%. It has spent 24 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Melany | |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 23 | |
| 1950s | 255 | |
| 1960s | 442 | |
| 1970s | 503 | |
| 1980s | 508 | |
| 1990s | 838 | |
| 2000s | 5,268 | |
| 2010s | 6,263 | |
| 2020s | 2,495 |
In 2007, its biggest year
Melany was the 423rd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2007 were Emily, Isabella, Emma, Ava and Madison. See all of 2007.
Names that rose and fell with Melany
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Sakurapeak 2012
- Nariahpeak 2009
- Yarelipeak 2009
- Sariahpeak 2011
- Jariahpeak 2009
- Fernandapeak 2009
- Lilliannpeak 2009
- Amiahpeak 2008
Other spellings in the data
- Melanie260,544 ever
- Melani5,676 ever
- Melannie1,727 ever
- Melaney1,259 ever
- Melanee1,222 ever
- Mellanie1,112 ever
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.