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Melania

Girl

Origin of the name

Melania is the Latin form of Melanie, from the Greek melas, “black, dark.”

Rising name

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Melania peaked in 2017, when 1 baby in 12,640 was given the name. The name is holding close to its all-time high. Its rank in 2025: No. 1170. 39% of all babies named Melania since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
3,573births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 932rank at its peak, in 2017

Where babies named Melania are born

2017

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The darker the blue, the more common Melania is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Melania is most common in New York (2.8 times), Florida (2.3) and California (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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