girl's name
Melania
- Origin Greek
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,401
Northern Ireland
#491
2023 births
Melania is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 198 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Melania is a name of Greek origin.
- Peaked in 2017, when 283 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 16,744 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
Melania over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 59 |
| 1920s | 60 |
| 1930s | 11 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 34 |
| 1960s | 88 |
| 1970s | 119 |
| 1980s | 134 |
| 1990s | 151 |
| 2000s | 571 |
| 2010s | 1,405 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 935 |
How popular is Melania?
In 2025, Melania was given to 198 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Melania 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 Melania is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mélania | Mélania is a rare spelling of Melania, written with an acute accent and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. | 35 |
Names that peaked alongside Melania
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Melania also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melania over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Melania in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Melania
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melania — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melania
How popular is the name Melania?
In 2025, Melania was given to 198 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Melania a girl's or a boy's name?
Melania is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Melania most popular?
Melania peaked in 2017, when 283 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Melania a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Melania currently ranks #1,172 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.