Melainie

MEH-lay-nee /ˈmɛleɪni/
girl 3 syllables fading

Melainie is a very rare variant of Melanie that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Melainie is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1992. Melainie was first reported in SSA data in 1967 and peaked in 1979 (12 births).

About the name Melainie

PronunciationMEH-lay-nee /ˈmɛleɪni/
12peak births 1979
1967first in SSA data

Names similar to Melainie

How popular is Melainie?

Girls named Melainie
1967197019751980198519901992
Girls named Melainie per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1967–1992 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1992) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Melainie total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19926—#12,787
198910—#7,828
19887—#9,959
19865—#12,107
19848—#7,878
19827—#8,846
19817—#8,688
19809—#7,172
197912—#5,628
19765—#10,272
19749—#6,057
197310—#5,436
19707—#6,795
19675—#7,478