Melanye comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Dark-skinned, black beauty, strong".
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How popular is Melanye?
2006peak year
Melanye has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #14186), with about 7 babies named Melanye each year. In 2006, 22 babies received the name (ranked #6060). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 296.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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