Meleni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEL-a-nee
- Origin
- Greek
Meleni is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “dark, black”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Meleni mean?
Greek: spelling of Melenie, itself a variant of Melanie, from Greek melaina
“dark, black”
Melanie came into English via French Mélanie, after the Roman saints named Melania.
Meaning borrowed from Melenie.
Is Meleni a girl's or a boy's name?
Meleni is a girls' name.
How popular is Meleni in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Meleni in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meleni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
Nicknames for Meleni
Names like Meleni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia Lydia Lexi Madison Maggie Chloe Nayeli Helena Genesis Alani Milani Yareli
Names related to Meleni
Melanie Melina Meilani Melani Melania Maelani Mehlani Melannie
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie
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, “Meleni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meleni, updated 20 October 2026.