Melaine vs Melanie

Side-by-side comparison of Melaine and Melanie - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Melaine

Girl name

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Name B

Melanie

Girl name · Rank #122

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Melaine Melanie
Current Rank Unranked #122
Total Births (all years) 2,396 262,640
Peak Year 1981 1972
Peak Year Births 83 6,296
Peak Decade 1970s 1970s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1925 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Melaine Melanie
1880s - 21
1890s - 63
1900s - 79
1910s - 145
1920s 10 183
1930s - 242
1940s 46 5,029
1950s 171 19,849
1960s 345 36,751
1970s 633 53,323
1980s 624 35,952
1990s 297 29,352
2000s 149 35,228
2010s 109 33,086
2020s 12 13,337

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melaine Melanie
2014 9 3,701
2015 12 3,497
2016 9 3,490
2017 8 3,240
2018 9 2,850
2019 10 2,592
2020 5 2,528
2021 - 2,188
2022 7 2,173
2023 - 2,121
2024 - 2,253
2025 - 2,074

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1925–2022.

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