Melene

MEH-leen /ˈmɛliːn/
girl 3 syllables fading

Melene is a very rare variant of Melanie that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Melene is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2002. Melene was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 1957 (7 births).

About the name Melene

PronunciationMEH-leen /ˈmɛliːn/
7peak births 1957
1950first in SSA data

Names similar to Melene

How popular is Melene?

Girls named Melene
1950196019701980199020002002
Girls named Melene per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1950–2002 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2002) 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

Melene total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200255#17,212
19745—#9,672
19666—#6,305
19577—#5,214
19505—#5,840