Melania is an uncommon variant of Melanie that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Melania is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,172 for girl births in the United States (and #2,228 across all names), given to 198 babies. Melania first appears in 1913 and peaked in 2017 (283 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 198 | 198 | #1,172 |
| 2024 | 133 | 133 | #1,584 |
| 2023 | 113 | 113 | #1,799 |
| 2022 | 145 | 145 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 154 | 154 | #1,414 |
| 2020 | 192 | 192 | #1,198 |
| 2019 | 210 | 210 | #1,148 |
| 2018 | 233 | 233 | #1,084 |
| 2017 | 283 | 283 | #934 |
| 2016 | 131 | 131 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 92 | 92 | #2,111 |
| 2014 | 78 | 78 | #2,365 |
| 2013 | 97 | 97 | #2,010 |
| 2012 | 100 | 100 | #1,967 |
| 2011 | 99 | 99 | #1,996 |
| 2010 | 82 | 82 | #2,334 |
| 2009 | 72 | 72 | #2,588 |
| 2008 | 80 | 80 | #2,409 |
| 2007 | 79 | 79 | #2,415 |
| 2006 | 128 | 128 | #1,659 |
| 2005 | 124 | 124 | #1,628 |
| 2004 | 30 | 30 | #4,574 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #11,006 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #7,695 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | #5,994 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | #6,698 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #7,550 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #7,391 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #7,140 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | #4,993 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #7,367 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #5,892 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #7,870 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | #6,198 |
| 1991 | 19 | — | #5,116 |
| 1990 | 19 | — | #4,993 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #8,492 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #5,500 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #5,817 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,520 |
| 1985 | 21 | — | #3,938 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #6,598 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #7,085 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,771 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #4,273 |
| 1980 | 18 | — | #4,246 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,517 |
| 1978 | 18 | — | #4,018 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #6,671 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #5,084 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #4,496 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #4,159 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #5,081 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | #4,980 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #5,842 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #5,286 |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #4,625 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | #5,471 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #4,851 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #3,876 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #4,403 |
| 1964 | 11 | — | #4,260 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #5,154 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #5,654 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,330 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #6,151 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #4,892 |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #3,856 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,334 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | #3,899 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,192 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #4,107 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,762 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | #3,589 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #5,196 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,473 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #4,154 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | #3,294 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,836 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,583 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,767 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #5,321 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #3,423 |
| 1917 | 12 | — | #2,653 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #3,457 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #3,054 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | #2,791 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | #2,472 |