Melanin is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 2021 and has grown less common since.
Melanin is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,465 for girl births in the United States (and #27,261 across all names), given to 5 babies. Melanin was first reported in SSA data in 2016 and peaked in 2021 (15 births).
Girls named Melanin per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2016–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · 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