Melannie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEL-a-nee
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #6,324 for girls
Melannie is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “black, dark”. In 2025 it ranked 6,324th for girls in the US (18 babies).
What does Melannie mean?
Greek: spelling of Melanie; French form of Melania
“black, dark”
French form of Melania; Melanie Hamilton is a key character in Gone with the Wind.
Meaning borrowed from Melanie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Melannie a girl's or a boy's name?
Melannie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Melannie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 89,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the US were named Melannie, making it the 6,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,310th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 82 girls. It first appears in the records in 1962.
2025 had fewer girls named Melannie than any year since 1996.
Half of all the girls named Melannie in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,155 girls in the US were given Melannie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #99, up from #6,324 for this spelling alone.
Melannie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #6,324 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5,440 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,996 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5,169 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5,744 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5,310 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,922 |
| 2018 | 36 | #4,000 |
| 2017 | 44 | #3,478 |
| 2016 | 50 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 63 | #2,773 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,533 |
| 2013 | 73 | #2,458 |
| 2012 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2011 | 69 | #2,588 |
| 2010 | 66 | #2,691 |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,999 |
| 2008 | 68 | #2,690 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,647 |
| 2006 | 82 | #2,308 |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,752 |
| 2004 | 61 | #2,675 |
| 2003 | 68 | #2,410 |
| 2002 | 80 | #2,110 |
| 2001 | 37 | #3,545 |
| 2000 | 44 | #3,117 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,187 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 16 | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 13 | #4,309 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 8 | #4,864 |
Nicknames for Melannie
Names like Melannie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mackenzie Maisie Stevie Khloe Genesis Melina Kalani Nalani Miracle Zoe Madison Selene
Other spellings of Melannie
Names related to Melannie
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Iris
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, “Melannie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/melannie, updated 20 October 2026.