Melanny
Girl · MEL-a-nee · Greek
Melanny is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “black, dark”. In 2025 it ranked 4,877th for girls in the US (27 babies).
What does Melanny 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.
- Say it
- MEL-a-nee
Meaning borrowed from Melanie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Melanny a girl's or a boy's name?
Melanny is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Melanny in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,877among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 60,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 27 girls in the US were named Melanny, making it the 4,877th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,546th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 69 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Melanny in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,155 girls in the US were given Melanny or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #99, up from #4,877 for this spelling alone.
Melanny in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4,877 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5,796 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,870 |
| 2022 | 23 | #5,462 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5,744 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4,546 |
| 2019 | 28 | #4,772 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2017 | 51 | #3,145 |
| 2016 | 46 | #3,411 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,646 |
| 2014 | 66 | #2,646 |
| 2013 | 69 | #2,568 |
| 2012 | 52 | #3,168 |
| 2011 | 47 | #3,406 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 35 | #4,268 |
| 2008 | 54 | #3,119 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4,474 |
| 2006 | 42 | #3,668 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,872 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 40 | #3,528 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
Nicknames for Melanny
Names like Melanny
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ailany Meilani Malani Kailani Milani Kaylani Alani Kalani Nalani Kennedy Noa Khloe
Other spellings of Melanny
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