Melania is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “black.” In 2024 it was given to 130 girls in the United States.
Melania belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “black” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Melania first appears in Social Security records in 1913. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #934 in 2017, and in 2024 130 babies received the name — 3,372 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Melania means “black” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Melania is a girl name. In 2024, 130 babies received the name in the US.
Melania comes from the Greek tradition.
Melania first appears in US records in 1913. Its best-ever ranking was #934 in 2017, and 130 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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