Melaine
Saint Melaine was a 6th-century Bishop of Rennes in Brittany.
Meaning & Origin of Melaine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saint Melaine was a 6th-century Bishop of Rennes in Brittany.
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The Story of Melaine
Melaine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1925, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 83 Melaines were born — ranking #1,460 that year. As of 2026, Melaine ranks #12,237 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Melaines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Melaine
Melaine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Melaine's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #1,460. Use the chart and map above to compare Melaine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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