Over the past 110 years, 34 boys and 247 483 girls have been named Melanie. The name Melanie ranks 7851th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Melanie in 1985. The peak of popularity of the name Melanie came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.