Meleny
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEL-a-nee
- Origin
- Greek
Meleny is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “dark, black”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Meleny 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 Meleny a girl's or a boy's name?
Meleny is a girls' name.
How popular is Meleny in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 42 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Meleny in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meleny in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 31 | #4,607 |
| 2009 | 37 | #4,106 |
| 2008 | 36 | #4,267 |
| 2007 | 35 | #4,298 |
| 2006 | 42 | #3,668 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4,369 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3,942 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3,726 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 33 | #3,803 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
Nicknames for Meleny
Names like Meleny
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emely Kennedy Avery Madison Mallory Emily Lily Chloe Emery Destiny Genesis Sophia
Names related to Meleny
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, “Meleny: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meleny, updated 20 October 2026.