Is Melania a boy or girl name?

Melania is a girl’s name. Of the 3,573 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Melania

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Melania was most popular in 2017, when 283 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,733 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,221, with 198 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,573 people named Melania.

Melania over time

Births per year. The dot marks Melania’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Melania a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Melania is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,573 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Melania

Where Melania is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org