The first name Melania
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 24 girls were named Melania, making it the 1,315th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 41 births (#860).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Melania with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Melania at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 198 girls born in the United States were named Melania, the 1,172nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 283 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Melania in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Melania in Italian, Latin, Polish and Spanish too.
Famous people named Melania
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Melania TrumpFirst Lady of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Questions
- How popular is the name Melania?
- In 2025, 24 girls born in England and Wales were named Melania, ranking 1,315th. Its peak was 2021, with 41 births.
- Is Melania a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,573 US babies named Melania since 1880 were girls.
- When was Melania most popular?
- 2017 in the United States, when 283 babies were named Melania, its highest rank at 934th.