girl's name
Melaine
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 4,287
Ireland
#466
1998 births
Melaine is a girl's name. In 2022 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Melaine is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in 1981, when 83 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Melaine started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1925.
Melaine over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1940s | 46 |
| 1950s | 171 |
| 1960s | 345 |
| 1970s | 633 |
| 1980s | 624 |
| 1990s | 297 |
| 2000s | 149 |
| 2010s | 109 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 12 |
How popular is Melaine?
In 2022, Melaine was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Melaine is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Melaine is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mélaine | Mélaine is a rare spelling of Melaine, written with an acute accent and recorded about 280 times, mostly in France. | 280 |
Names that peaked alongside Melaine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Melaine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melaine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Melaine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melaine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melaine
How popular is the name Melaine?
In 2022, Melaine was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Melaine a girl's or a boy's name?
Melaine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Melaine most popular?
Melaine peaked in 1981, when 83 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Was Melaine originally a boys' or girls' name?
Melaine was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.