Melane
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- meh-LAYN
- Origin
- Greek
Melane is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “black, dark”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Melane mean?
Greek: variant of Melanie, from Greek melas 'black, dark'
“black, dark”
A variant of Melanie, from the Greek melas, meaning black or dark.
Is Melane a girl's or a boy's name?
Melane is a girls' name.
How popular is Melane in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Melane in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Melane in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
Nicknames for Melane
Names like Melane
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Phoebe Maggie Katherine Chloe Kate Zoe Callie Sophie Caroline Grace Katie Nicole
Names related to Melane
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Melane: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/melane, updated 20 October 2026.