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Mel
OriginDiminutive of Melanie
Meaning"black, dark"
GenderGirl
About Mel
Variation of Malvina
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Melanie Janine "Mel B" Brown aka Scary Spice
British pop singer formerly of The Spice Girls
- Melanie Jayne "Mel C" Chisholm aka Sporty Spice
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- Mary Ellen "Mel" Harris
American actress
- Mel Lisboa
Brazilian actress
- Melanie Jayne "Mel" Martin
English actress
Mel in pop culture
- Mel Jones
character in "Coraline"
- Melanie "Mel" Bush
character on TV's "Doctor Who"
- Melanie "Mel" Burton
character on British soap Hollyoaks
- Melanie Jane "Mel" Owen
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Melinda "Mel" Karnofsky
character on TV's Frasier
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character on TV's "Flight of the Conchords"
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Portuguese word for honey
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