Is Melani a boy or girl name?
Melani is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 254 girls and 0 boys were named Melani, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,676 US babies named Melani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,006
- Babies named Melani since 1947
- 5,676
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 258 babies
Boys and girls named Melani, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 158 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 367 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 511 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 352 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 351 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,245 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,485 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,187 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 254 | #1,006 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,090 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,102 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,114 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 258 | #990 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,075 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,176 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,397 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,538 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,753 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,647 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,962 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,557 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,867 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,618 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,591 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,404 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,450 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,313 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,613 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,708 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,665 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,838 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,278 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,360 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,663 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,097 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,592 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,342 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,059 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,207 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,065 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,390 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,771 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,638 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,776 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,695 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,580 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,550 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,956 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,403 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,958 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,779 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,039 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,220 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,940 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,691 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,683 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,812 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,763 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,532 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,571 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,429 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,043 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,079 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,914 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,042 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,141 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,742 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,828 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,725 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,982 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,229 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,973 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,056 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,248 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,434 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,916 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,439 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,891 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,786 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,898 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,120 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,490 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,842 |
Highest rank
Melani has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #990 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Melani
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.