Fun Facts About the Name Mellanie
- More than 1 thousand babies named Mellanie: U.S. records list 1,117 babies given the name Mellanie from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mellanie Mean?
Mellanie is a variant spelling of Melanie, a feminine name of Greek origin meaning "black" or "dark." It comes from the Greek word melas (genitive melanos), meaning "black, dark." The feminine name Melania was formed from this root in Greek. In Latin it became Melania, and in French Mélanie. The English spelling Mellanie keeps the same pronunciation and basic meaning as Melanie; the doubled l is a spelling variation rather than a separate origin.
Mellanie Name History & Origins
Mellanie is an English variant spelling of Melanie. The older form Melania is Greek and was borne by two early Christian saints: Melania the Elder, a Roman noblewoman who adopted an ascetic life in the late fourth century, and Melania the Younger, her granddaughter, who was likewise known for renouncing wealth and founding religious communities. Their veneration helped preserve the name in Christian Europe. It passed into Latin as Melania and into French as Mélanie. English Melanie became established in the English-speaking world, and spellings such as Mellanie arose as variants, with the doubled l reflecting English spelling practice rather than a different root. The parent name also appears in literature, notably as Melanie Wilkes in Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind (1936), but that literary use is separate from the ancient Greek and Christian history of the name.
How Popular is the Name Mellanie?
Mellanie has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2003. Its best rank was #2,919 in 1955.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,469 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #13,004 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #16,912 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #14,664 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #7,826 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #13,333 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #8,451 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #8,619 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #8,262 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #7,171 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #5,412 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2013 | #6,177 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #7,686 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #5,157 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #5,539 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #7,571 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #6,290 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #7,305 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,280 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #6,729 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #5,899 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #4,280 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2002 | #5,028 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #6,228 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #5,094 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #5,579 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #8,376 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #6,386 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #6,263 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #5,861 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #14,914 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #7,869 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #7,348 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #12,527 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #4,808 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #6,407 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #6,532 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #8,475 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #9,191 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #5,915 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #5,756 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #4,811 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #6,199 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #5,141 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #4,895 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #3,739 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1978 | #4,837 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #4,006 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1976 | #4,802 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #3,471 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1974 | #4,913 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #3,895 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1972 | #6,342 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #3,328 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1970 | #3,171 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1969 | #3,162 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #2,935 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1967 | #3,033 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1966 | #3,488 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #4,716 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #3,335 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #2,928 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1962 | #3,117 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1961 | #3,728 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #2,958 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1959 | #3,958 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #4,399 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,431 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #3,835 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #2,919 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1954 | #4,178 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #6,244 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,364 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #4,682 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #4,531 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #3,282 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #3,999 | 7 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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