Mellany
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEL-a-nee
- Origin
- Greek
Mellany is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “black, dark”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mellany 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 Mellany a girl's or a boy's name?
Mellany is a girls' name.
How popular is Mellany in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the girls named Mellany in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mellany in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,018 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
Nicknames for Mellany
Names like Mellany
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mallory Melina Emily Avery Emely Kennedy Melody Destiny Sophia Madison Genesis Cassidy
Names related to Mellany
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe 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, “Mellany: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mellany, updated 20 October 2026.