Melanie
4 countries#142 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Melanie was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
263,254 births recorded 1886–2025 · currently #142 · peaked in 1972 with 6,320 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
1,782 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #780 · peaked in 1976 with 135 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
424 births recorded 1982–2022 · currently #3317 · peaked in 2011 with 99 births
Most common in: Bouches-du-Rhône, Haute-Garonne, Paris, Val-d'Oise, Seine-Saint-Denis
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
76 births recorded 1997–2019 · peaked in 1999 with 8 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Melanie’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #85 | — |
| 2007 | #81 | ↑4 |
| 2008 | #85 | ↓4 |
| 2009 | #94 | ↓9 |
| 2010 | #82 | ↑12 |
| 2011 | #89 | ↓7 |
| 2012 | #77 | ↑12 |
| 2013 | #84 | ↓7 |
| 2014 | #81 | ↑3 |
| 2015 | #81 | — |
| 2016 | #82 | ↓1 |
| 2017 | #90 | ↓8 |
| 2018 | #105 | ↓15 |
| 2019 | #110 | ↓5 |
| 2020 | #105 | ↑5 |
| 2021 | #129 | ↓24 |
| 2022 | #130 | ↓1 |
| 2023 | #130 | — |
| 2024 | #122 | ↑8 |
| 2025 | #142 | ↓20 |
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