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Melani

As of 2025, Melani ranks #1053 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 234 girls received the name that year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. SSA records for Melani go back to 1947; the peak came in 2020 at #989, with 258 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Nebraska, where it ranks #296 among girl names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1053
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#989
in 2020 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
234
girls named Melani

Melani popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.009%0.013%0.017%18801900192019401960198020002020#989 in 2020
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2020

Where Melani is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #690 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#690New York: #1165 (12 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1165Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025PA—New Jersey: #939 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#939Connecticut: #540 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CT#540California: #908 (31 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#908Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025CO—Nebraska: #296 (7 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)NE#296Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025VA—Maryland: #840 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#840Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025DE—Arizona: #818 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#818New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: #973 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#973South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025MS—Alabama: #716 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#716Georgia: #1075 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1075Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Melani in 2025HI—Texas: #840 (35 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#840Florida: #1000 (15 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1000
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nebraska (#296), Connecticut (#540), Alabama (#716)

Uniqueness score

52/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Melani in the most recent year of SSA data.

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