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Melainie

female

Meaning

"Dark"

Spelling variant of Melanie, derived from Greek for dark or black, historically used as a descriptive epithet.

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Popularity History of Melainie

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

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SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

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Melainie did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Melainie Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Melainie

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Quick Facts

OriginEnglish, Greek
Syllables2
Length8 letters

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