Given name
Melanney
“a dark-skinned beauty”
Melanney is a variant of Melanie. One Greek interpretation is “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Melanney is a variant of Melanie. One Greek interpretation is “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Melanney 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 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melanney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Melanney’s family of names
Melanney has a related form in Melanie. In English usage, Melanney has a conventional equivalent in the German form Melanie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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