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Melani

“Variant of Melanie — Dark or black, from Greek melas” — Greek (via Melanie) origin

Girl's name · #1053 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Melani has appeared in US records since 1947 — best rank #989 (2020) · 5,912 babies named Melani all-time · 1 in 6,700 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 12,000 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Melanis

• Melani García — Spanish singer
• Melani Costa — Spanish swimmer
• Melani Olivares — Spanish actress
• Melani Budianta — Indonesian literature expert and lecturer
• Melani Putri — Indonesian rower

What Melanis become

Among 29 notable people named Melani:

Athletes appear 2.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Melani Costa, Spanish swimmer.

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