Given name & surname
Melana
“a dark-skinned beauty”
Melana is a variant of Melanie. One Greek interpretation is “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Melana is a variant of Melanie. One Greek interpretation is “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Melana 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 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 844
- 0 boys · 844 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,574 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,574 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 71 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 833 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.
Melana’s family of names
Melana has a related form in Melanie. In Latin usage, Melana has a related form in Melania.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Melana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Marianna
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>99% girls
Magdalena
“the shining light” · “woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
Mariana
“a manly man”
>99% girls
Milana
“the favored one”
>99% girls
McKenna
“the son of Kenna; to ascend”
>99% girls
Giovanna
“God is gracious”
>99% girls