Melanie
From the Greek for "dark" or "black", carried in Poland by only a few hundred women, so most Poles have never met one. Always a girl's name, and given less each year now: it sits past the thousandth spot in the rankings.
Melanie Pronunciation
Melanie is pronounced me-LAH-nye (/mɛˈlaɲɛ/).
How many people are named Melanie
1 in 33448 women in Poland is named Melanie. 674 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1143 among female names.
Melanie's popularity over time
3 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1302 among newborns. It is making a comeback after a low in 2021. Still the #1143 name among living women, even as it slips to #1302 among newborns.
Where Melanie is most popular
Melanie is most popular in Opole, 838% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Silesian (+470%) and Lesser Poland (+90%).
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Opole2 girls born+838%
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Silesian6 girls born+470%
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Lesser Poland2 girls born+90%
Melanie as a middle name
Melanie is a first name for 674 women in Poland and a middle name for another 136, an 83/17 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 559th, between Kim (136) and Sol (136).
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557
136Amber
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558
136Kim
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559136Melanie
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560
136Sol
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561
136Susan