Given name
Melony
“a dark-skinned beauty”
Melony is a variant of Melanie. One Greek interpretation is “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Melony is a variant of Melanie. One Greek interpretation is “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Melony is a variant of Melanie. Melanie has been associated with Old French, Latin, and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Melony may be used as a variant of Melanie. This connection is uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melony through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,459
- 0 boys · 4,459 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 116 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,032 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,032 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 116 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,197 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.
Melony’s family of names
Melony has a related form in Melanie. In English usage, Melony has a conventional equivalent in the German form Melanie. Melony has a related form in Mellony.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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