Is Melany a boy or girl name?
Melany is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 707 girls and 0 boys were named Melany, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 16,600 US babies named Melany were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #438
- Babies named Melany since 1942
- 16,600
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 776 babies
Boys and girls named Melany, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 255 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 442 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 503 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 508 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 838 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 5,268 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,263 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,495 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 707 | #438 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 464 | #633 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 474 | #624 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 400 | #716 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 450 | #643 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 492 | #613 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 490 | #614 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 632 | #494 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 550 | #566 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 660 | #485 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 730 | #441 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 670 | #454 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 633 | #487 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 638 | #466 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 768 | #411 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 745 | #427 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 746 | #425 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 776 | #423 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,348 | 684 | #464 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 537 | #539 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 481 | #586 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 482 | #576 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 365 | #687 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 256 | #894 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,062 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,235 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,605 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,462 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,665 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,546 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,175 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,026 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,047 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,407 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,857 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,939 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,395 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,951 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,325 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,345 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,217 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,876 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,069 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,104 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,564 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,748 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,221 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,821 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,957 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,049 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,660 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,616 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,953 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,851 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,701 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,532 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,302 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,003 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,973 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,855 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,704 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,878 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,573 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,413 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,445 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,010 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,397 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,652 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,866 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,761 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,662 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,881 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,644 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,361 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,115 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,040 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,473 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Melany reached #13,348 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #411 in 2010. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Melany
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.