Melani

Melani: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “dark; black”
Origin: Greek
Say it: meh-LAH-nee · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Melanie, from Greek Melania, feminine of Melas 'black, dark.' The exact spelling Melani is also used in several languages as a streamlined form.

Greek names English names Classic names International names

How popular is Melani?

202476.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Compare with another name

Babies named Melani in 2024254

2024 rank#1,006 girls

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 18805,676

Melani is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Melani

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Melaniedark, black · Greek
Melanydark · Greek
Meloniedark · Greek
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek

Melani questions

What does the name Melani mean?

Melani means "dark; black". It comes from Greek. Variant spelling of Melanie, from Greek Melania, feminine of Melas 'black, dark.' The exact spelling Melani is also used in several languages as a streamlined form.

Is Melani a boy or girl name?

Melani is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Melani?

254 US babies were named Melani in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Melani?

Melani is usually pronounced meh-LAH-nee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.