Melaney Girl
How popular is Melaney?
Peaked in 2007
No babies were recorded with the name Melaney in 2025. It was most used in 2007, when 38 girls got the name.
1,204living people named Melaney (est.)
35median age of people named Melaney
1,259babies named Melaney since 1880
Melaney popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 2007 (38 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,173 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1947 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Melaney counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Melanie family of names ranked #102 for girls in 2025 (#96 the year before), with 3,176 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Melanie | 2,074 | 65% |
| Melany | 779 | 25% |
| Melani | 234 | 7% |
| Mehlani | 34 | 1% |
| Melannie | 18 | 1% |
| Melanny | 27 | 1% |
| Melahni | 5 | 0% |
| Mellanie | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Melaney by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 16 | #3,611 |
| 1950s | 84 | #2,754 |
| 1960s | 141 | #2,630 |
| 1970s | 204 | #2,173 |
| 1980s | 167 | #3,624 |
| 1990s | 181 | #3,930 |
| 2000s | 262 | #4,025 |
| 2010s | 165 | #4,972 |
| 2020s | 39 | #8,941 |
Questions
- Is Melaney a boy or girl name?
- Melaney is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Melaney were girls.
- How popular is the name Melaney?
- No babies were recorded with the name Melaney in 2025. It was most used in 2007, when 38 girls got the name.
- When was Melaney most popular?
- Melaney peaked in 2007, when 38 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,173 in 1972.
- How many people are named Melaney?
- 1,259 babies have been named Melaney in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,204 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.