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Melania
OriginSpanish and Greek variation of Melanie
Meaning"black"
US Rank#1172
2025 SSA
About Melania
The current wife of Donald Trump, Slovenian model Melania Knauss, brought this pretty version to the fore. Saint Melania was an heiress who freed thousands of enslaved people.
Pronounced muh-LAH-nee-uh.
As of October 2026, Melania ranked #1172 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #934 in 2017.
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 | #2,365 | 78 | 43.7 |
| 2015 | #2,111 | 92 | 51.5 |
| 2016 | #1,653 | 131 | 73.9 |
| 2017 | #934 | 283 | 163.9 |
| 2018 | #1,084 | 233 | 137 |
| 2019 | #1,148 | 210 | 125.1 |
| 2020 | #1,198 | 192 | 118.8 |
| 2021 | #1,413 | 154 | 93.9 |
| 2022 | #1,500 | 145 | 88.4 |
| 2023 | #1,796 | 113 | 70.4 |
| 2024 | #1,609 | 130 | 80.2 |
| 2025 | #1,172 | 198 | 123.2 |
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Famous Melanias
- Saint Melania the Elder
Roman Desert Mother
- Saint Melania the Younger
Roman Desert Mother
- Melania Knauss
Trump, First Lady of the United States as wife of President Donald Trump
- Melania Gabbiadini
Italian footballer
- Melania Grego
Italian Olympic water polo player
- Melania Carolina Hotu Hey
former governor of Easter Island
Melania in pop culture
- Melania Black
a matriarch of the Black Family in Harry Potter
- Melania "Mila" Borejko
character in book series "Jezycjada" by Malgorzata Musierowicz
- Melania "Mila" Shoppe
great,granddaughter of Melania Borejko
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