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Melanie
Pronounced /ˈmɛləni/
Rank in 2024
#122
Born in 2024
2,244
Peak year
1972 · #42
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 2,244 girls were named Melanie, about 1 in every 719.
- It peaked in 1972 with 6,295 babies, ranked #42.
- It first shows up in the records in 1886.
- 260,544 girls have been named Melanie since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Melanie per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- 0.1Silent1928–45
- 1.2Boomers1946–64
- 2.9Gen X1965–80
- 1.9Millennials1981–96
- 1.8Gen Z1997–12
- 1.7Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 358 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 2,224 babies, 0.11 per 1,000. Boomers: 42,843 babies, 1.20 per 1,000. Gen X: 75,003 babies, 2.94 per 1,000. Millennials: 52,831 babies, 1.87 per 1,000. Gen Z: 53,101 babies, 1.83 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 34,087 babies, 1.68 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From French Mélanie, from Latin Melania, the name of two Roman fifth century saints, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”).
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈmɛləni/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Melanie, CC BY-SA 4.0.