Melanee Girl
How popular is Melanee?
Peaked in 1963
No babies were recorded with the name Melanee in 2025. It was most used in 1963, when 28 girls got the name.
1,154living people named Melanee (est.)
39median age of people named Melanee
1,222babies named Melanee since 1880
Melanee popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1963 (28 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,251 in 1963 |
| First recorded | 1949 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Melanee 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.
Melanee by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1950s | 140 | #2,415 |
| 1960s | 197 | #2,251 |
| 1970s | 191 | #2,647 |
| 1980s | 145 | #3,852 |
| 1990s | 133 | #4,371 |
| 2000s | 179 | #5,225 |
| 2010s | 187 | #5,106 |
| 2020s | 43 | #8,973 |
Questions
- Is Melanee a boy or girl name?
- Melanee is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Melanee were girls.
- How popular is the name Melanee?
- No babies were recorded with the name Melanee in 2025. It was most used in 1963, when 28 girls got the name.
- When was Melanee most popular?
- Melanee peaked in 1963, when 28 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,251 in 1963.
- How many people are named Melanee?
- 1,222 babies have been named Melanee in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,154 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 39.
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.