Gender
Female
Origin
- Greek
- black, dark-skinned
- Latin
- Dark.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Melana
Pronunciation
m(e)-la-na
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #2390, 71 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #2007, 15 births); most recent 2011 (rank #5198, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence