Given name
Melaney
“a dark-skinned beauty”
Melaney is a variant of Melanie. One Greek interpretation is “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Melaney is a variant of Melanie. One Greek interpretation is “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Melaney 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
Melaney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,259
- 0 boys · 1,259 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 11 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,042 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.
Melaney’s family of names
Melaney has a related form in Melanie. In English usage, Melaney has a conventional equivalent in the German form Melanie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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