Melaney
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEL-a-nee
- Origin
- Greek
Melaney is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “black, dark”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Melaney mean?
Greek: spelling of Melanie
“black, dark”
Melanie comes from Greek melas, 'black'; it was spread by two Roman saints named Melania.
Is Melaney a girl's or a boy's name?
Melaney is a girls' name.
How popular is Melaney in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Melaney in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Melaney in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5,251 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4,972 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4,570 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4,049 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 1991 | 26 | #3,930 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,887 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 14 | #4,965 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 22 | #3,624 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 20 | #3,776 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 20 | #3,406 |
| 1975 | 27 | #2,743 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 17 | #3,634 |
| 1972 | 35 | #2,173 |
| 1971 | 20 | #3,266 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,630 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 12 | #3,732 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 19 | #2,863 |
| 1962 | 16 | #3,160 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,792 |
| 1960 | 11 | #3,919 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,103 |
| 1958 | 18 | #2,754 |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,822 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,970 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,482 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,611 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
Nicknames for Melaney
Names like Melaney
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ashley, Melissa, Mallory, Melina, Melody, Cassidy, Megan, Alexis, Haley, Selena, Marley, Miranda
Names related to Melaney
Melanie, Melany, Melani, Melania, Melanny, Melannie, Melony, Milany
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Melaney: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/melaney, updated 20 October 2026.