Melany

“Variant of Melanie — Dark or black, from Greek melas” — Greek via Latin and French origin

Girl's name · #399 in the US (2025) · Trending

Melany is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1942, it stood at #399 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 17,000 girls have been named Melany along the way. Together with its spelling variants Melanie (#142) and Melani (#1056), Melany would rank around #81 with about 3,100 births last year — the newborns split about 67/25/8 across Melanie, Melany, and Melani.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Melanys

Melany Hernández — Mexican diver
Melany del Pilar Matheus — Cuban track athlete (born 2001)
Melany Barnes — American politician
Melany Aylin Villeda Medina — Mexican association football player
Melany Krywoj — Argentine tennis player

What Melanys become

Among 23 notable people named Melany:

Sports figures appear 3.11× more often than among typical names — e.g. Melany del Pilar Matheus, Cuban track athlete (born 2001).

Similar names: Melani · Julieta · Melina · Nalani · Jovie · Laney

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