Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Melany name popularity since 1925
17,384 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Melany. Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Melany is about 15 years old in 2026. Melany peaked in 2025 as the #399 name for girls, and it ranked #399 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,384
- Named Melany, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #399
- for girls in 2025 (779 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 17,379 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 2.51× its national share
Peak year is the year Melany made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Melany births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Melany both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Melany became 4.6× more common, from 1 in 17,300 baby girls to 1 in 3,790.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Melany's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Melany.
Decade by decade
Babies named Melany in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 23 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 255 | 0 | #1,866 |
| 1960s | 442 | 0 | #1,973 |
| 1970s | 503 | 0 | #1,795 |
| 1980s | 508 | 0 | #2,344 |
| 1990s | 838 | 0 | #2,546 |
| 2000s | 5,270 | 5 | #539 |
| 2010s | 6,263 | 0 | #485 |
| 2020–25 | 3,277 | 0 | #399 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
44.2% of babies named Melany from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Melany is most popular
The index compares Melany's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Melany.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2.51× | 2,913 |
| Arizona | 2.43× | 466 |
| California | 2.25× | 3,518 |
| Florida | 2.16× | 1,155 |
| New Jersey | 1.56× | 634 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Melany and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Melany (this page) | 17,379 | 2025 |
| Melanie | 262,247 | 1973 |
| Melani | 5,912 | 2020 |
| Melony | 4,459 | 1974 |
| Melannie | 1,746 | 2002 |
| Melaney | 1,259 | 1972 |
| Melanee | 1,222 | 1970 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Melany's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Melany.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Melany (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data