Given name
Malanie
“a dark-skinned beauty”
Malanie is a variant of Melanie. One Greek interpretation is “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malanie is a variant of Melanie. One Greek interpretation is “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malanie is a variant of Melanie. Melanie has been associated with Old French, Latin, and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malanie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 901
- 0 boys · 901 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,247 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,247 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 566 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malanie’s family of names
Malanie has a related form in Melanie. In English usage, Malanie has a conventional equivalent in the German form Melanie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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