The baby name Melany is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɛləni/ (MEL-ə-nee); also commonly /məˈlæni/ (mə-LAH-nee).
Melany is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Melany is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɛləni/ (MEL-ə-nee); also commonly /məˈlæni/ (mə-LAH-nee).
Melany is Greek in Origin.
Melany is a modern English and Spanish-influenced spelling of Melanie, which derives from Greek Melania, from melas/melanos "black, dark." The name was borne by two revered late antique Roman saints, Melania the Elder and Melania the Younger, whose renown carried the form Melania across the early Christian world. Through French Mélanie and English and German Melanie, the name re-entered common use from the 18th century onward, later surging in the 20th century; Melany rose as a streamlined variant in the United States and Latin America from the 1990s.
Meaning centers on "dark/dusky," once evoking dark robes or hair rather than temperament. Established variants include Melanie, Mélanie (French), Melania (Italian, Spanish, Polish), Melânia (Portuguese), Melània (Catalan), and Slavic Melanija. Creative modern spellings include Melani. Nicknames range from Mel and Mellie to Lani or Laney. Related masculine: Melanio (Spanish/Italian).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2019 | #1 | — | 902 |
| HN | Girls | 0 | #33 | 6 | 884 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| LU | 0 | #63 | 4 | 2,830 | |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #96 | 7 | 3,319 |
| EC | 0 | #98 | 18 | 2,502 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #99 | 179 | 3,650 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| PA | 0 | #118 | 13 | 3,797 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #123 | 3 | 3,755 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #126 | 723 | 7,500 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| CR | 0 | #140 | 19 | 5,526 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #140 | 3 | 1,888 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #153 | 506 | 9,861 |
| UY | 0 | #160 | 18 | 2,477 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #161 | 7 | 3,171 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #165 | 612 | 11,342 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #174 | 12 | 4,850 |
| GT | 0 | #175 | 144 | 5,948 | |
| AR | 0 | #176 | 11 | 2,915 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #183 | 601 | 6,731 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #196 | 14 | 4,575 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #205 | 20 | 7,146 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #244 | 568 | 9,488 |
| PT | 0 | #244 | 7 | 4,161 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2,974 | 16,140 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #260 | 1,699 | 14,861 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2023 | #273 | 7 | 2,824 |
| PE | 0 | #275 | 36 | 6,350 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #277 | 13 | 3,687 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #298 | 442 | 8,289 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| BO | 0 | #324 | 58 | 6,868 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #355 | 8 | 8,539 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #372 | 707 | 8,487 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #372 | 19 | 13,098 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #375 | 2,048 | 17,781 |
| CL | 0 | #383 | 29 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #389 | 25 | 8,339 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #402 | 4 | 3,185 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #406 | 592 | 14,098 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #408 | 6 | 5,922 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #410 | 11 | 1,885 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| CO | 0 | #418 | 63 | 7,768 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #422 | 26 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #431 | 21 | 7,952 |
| Spain | 0 | #432 | 21 | 2,326 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #458 | 17 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #472 | 10 | 9,305 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 9 | 7,628 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 10 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #483 | 16 | 11,913 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #501 | 15 | 19,177 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #537 | 17 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| BH | 0 | #543 | 11 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #553 | 497 | 5,561 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #573 | 14 | 18,916 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #582 | 11 | 9,244 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #601 | 15 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #608 | 10 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #648 | 11 | 13,263 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IT | 0 | #677 | 38 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #692 | 9 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #776 | 180 | 5,933 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #792 | 47 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #820 | 7 | 15,093 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #840 | 735 | 9,415 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #856 | 291 | 25,928 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #857 | 22 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #859 | 62 | 15,656 |
| United States | Boys | 2006 | #860 | 5 | 7,416 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #893 | 43 | 25,931 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #903 | 39 | 12,708 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #944 | 39 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #983 | 12 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
Melany is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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