Melanie has been given to about 263,254 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Melanie ranks 142nd among American girls in 2025, with 2,074 born that year. Its best year was 1972, when 6,320 babies were given the name, ranking 42nd. The typical living American called Melanie is about 42 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.17% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.