Given name
Melany
“a dark-skinned beauty”
In English use, Melany has a related form in Melanie. One Greek interpretation is “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Melany has a related form in Melanie. One Greek interpretation is “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Melany has a related form in 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 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melany through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17,384
- 5 boys · 17,379 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 779 babies
- 2025
- 779
- #399 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 779 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 399 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (152). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,514 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.
Melany’s family of names
In English usage, Melany has a related form in Melanie. In English usage, Melany has a conventional equivalent in the German form Melanie. In English usage, Melany has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Melania.
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Around the world
Melany has relatives in 3 languages.
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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.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Melany
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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