Melanie is a girl name family recorded 592,026 times in 24 countries since 1886. It ranks highest today in Poland (#53 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Québec in 1980, at 2,049.1 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Melania (Poland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Melanie
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie | German | 263,254 | 🇺🇸 United States | #142 | 1973 | ▼ 34 % |
| Melanie | German | 133,925 | 🇫🇷 France | #1173 | 1994 | ▼ 70 % |
| Melanie | German | 29,879 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #267 | 2003 | ▼ 53 % |
| Melanie | German | 17,390 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #311 | 1994 | ▼ 76 % |
| Melanie | German | 14,024 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #483 | 1979 | ▼ 2 % |
| Melanie | German | 13,181 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #573 | 1980 | ▲ 35 % |
| Melany | Spanish | 24,062 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #274 | 2003 | ▼ 54 % |
| Melany | Spanish | 17,384 | 🇺🇸 United States | #398 | 2025 | ▲ 32 % |
| Melany | Spanish | 1,655 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1993 | – |
| Melany | Spanish | 1,288 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #90 | 2004 | ▼ 61 % |
| Melany | Spanish | 102 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1994 | – |
| Melany | Spanish | 84 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 2015 | – |
| Melani | Spanish | 20,776 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #282 | 2003 | ▼ 48 % |
| Melani | Spanish | 5,912 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1053 | 2020 | ▲ 118 % |
| Melani | Spanish | 355 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #203 | 2000 | ▼ 69 % |
| Melani | Spanish | 238 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | 2003 | – |
| Melani | Spanish | 124 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 1997 | – |
| Melani | Spanish | 61 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2004 | – |
| Melania | Polish | 6,672 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #53 | 2025 | ▲ 258 % |
| Melania | Polish | 4,424 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1766 | 1924 | ▼ 67 % |
| Melania | Polish | 3,573 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1170 | 2017 | ▲ 140 % |
| Melania | Polish | 345 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1315 | 2021 | ▲ 110 % |
| Melania | Polish | 150 | 🇫🇷 France | #3153 | 2018 | ▲ 281 % |
| Melania | Polish | 141 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 1997 | – |
| Melannie | English | 1,746 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6325 | 2002 | ▼ 68 % |
| Melannie | English | 36 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2703 | 2011 | new |
| Mellanie | English | 1,117 | 🇺🇸 United States | #14942 | 2003 | ▼ 67 % |
| Melanny | English | 981 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4878 | 2013 | ▼ 55 % |
| Melanny | English | 68 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2059 | 2015 | ▲ 44 % |
| Maelani | English | 812 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1548 | 2025 | ▲ 486 % |
| Mehlani | English | 482 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4172 | 2023 | – |
| Mellany | English | 476 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2013 | – |
| Melanye | English | 304 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10917 | 2006 | ▲ 50 % |
| Melanye | English | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1996 | – |
| Melaniya | Italian | 262 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #993 | 2017 | new |
How we grouped these names
- Melanie ↔ Melania — checked by hand
- Melanie ↔ Melany — verified against linguistic sources
- Melania ↔ Melani — verified against linguistic sources
- Melany ↔ Melanny — spelling variant
- Melany ↔ Maelani — spelling variant
- Melany ↔ Mehlani — spelling variant
- Melany ↔ Mellany — spelling variant
- Melanie ↔ Melannie — spelling variant
- Melanie ↔ Mellanie — spelling variant
- Melanie ↔ Melanye — spelling variant
Questions about Melanie
How popular is the name Melanie?
In 2025 it ranked #53 in Poland. Official registers record 592,026 births across 24 countries.
What is Melanie in other languages?
Melany (Spanish); Melani (Spanish); Melania (Polish); Melannie (English); Mellanie (English); Melanny (English); Maelani (English); Mehlani (English); Mellany (English); Melanye (English).
When was Melanie most popular?
It peaked in Québec in 1980, at 2,049.1 births per 100,000.
Is Melanie a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Melanie is a girl name.