girl's name
Melanin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 85
Melanin is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2016.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Melanin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 31 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 54 |
How popular is Melanin?
In 2025, Melanin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Melanin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Melanin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Melanin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Melanin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Melanin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Melanin
How popular is the name Melanin?
In 2025, Melanin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Melanin a girl's or a boy's name?
Melanin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Melanin?
Melanin has 3 syllables.
When was Melanin most popular?
Melanin peaked in 2021, when 15 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Melanin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Melanin currently ranks #15,648 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.