Melaina is a rare variant of Melanie that peaked in 2004 and has since faded.
Melaina is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #10,626 for girl births in the United States (and #17,996 across all names), given to 9 babies. Melaina first appears in 1964 and peaked in 2004 (78 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #10,626 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,814 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #9,401 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,884 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,823 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #7,448 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | #6,339 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | #7,305 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | #6,999 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #4,699 |
| 2015 | 21 | 21 | #6,177 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 30 | 30 | #4,720 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #5,201 |
| 2011 | 27 | 27 | #5,157 |
| 2010 | 31 | 31 | #4,696 |
| 2009 | 33 | 33 | #4,547 |
| 2008 | 44 | 44 | #3,686 |
| 2007 | 37 | 37 | #4,185 |
| 2006 | 63 | 63 | #2,804 |
| 2005 | 55 | 55 | #2,957 |
| 2004 | 78 | 78 | #2,256 |
| 2003 | 38 | 38 | #3,708 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | #5,026 |
| 2001 | 33 | 33 | #3,917 |
| 2000 | 33 | 33 | #3,851 |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | #4,682 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | #5,285 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #6,386 |
| 1996 | 30 | — | #3,693 |
| 1995 | 29 | — | #3,743 |
| 1994 | 28 | — | #3,857 |
| 1993 | 28 | — | #3,845 |
| 1992 | 33 | — | #3,389 |
| 1991 | 23 | — | #4,433 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #6,726 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,438 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #7,489 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,436 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,217 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #6,769 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | #5,122 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,342 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #4,856 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,687 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | #4,893 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,516 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,837 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #5,415 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #7,032 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,263 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,326 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,435 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #6,340 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #5,363 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | #4,406 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,221 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #5,277 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,439 |