Black or dark
Derived from the Greek word 'melaina', meaning dark or black. It was originally used to describe someone with dark hair or a dark complexion and was popularized in the Middle Ages by two saints.
About 2,074 girls were named Melanie in 2025.
Kind-hearted protagonist in Gone with the Wind · Gone with the Wind
Academy Award-nominated American actress
English singer known as Sporty Spice
English singer known as Scary Spice
American folk singer-songwriter known as Melanie
Award-winning New Zealand actress
French actress and filmmaker
Austrian-British psychoanalyst and pioneer of play therapy
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The same feel as Melanie — far less common.
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