Melanie
Girl7 letters
#885
in Ireland (2025)
#850 with spellings combined
3
babies in 2025
#128
best rank (2000)
1,235
babies since 1965
Down 471
10-year rank change
Melanie through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #850 |
| 2024 | 8 | #433 |
| 2023 | 3 | #832 |
| 2022 | 10 | #384 |
| 2021 | 14 | #301 |
| 2020 | 6 | #534 |
| 2019 | 6 | #546 |
| 2018 | 10 | #408 |
| 2017 | 11 | #368 |
| 2016 | 14 | #317 |
| 2015 | 12 | #379 |
| 2014 | 8 | #500 |
| 2013 | 10 | #428 |
| 2012 | 9 | #477 |
| 2011 | 15 | #327 |
| 2010 | 7 | #556 |
| 2009 | 14 | #331 |
| 2008 | 13 | #364 |
| 2007 | 14 | #307 |
| 2006 | 10 | #369 |
| 2005 | 11 | #320 |
| 2004 | 9 | #340 |
| 2003 | 15 | #233 |
| 2002 | 15 | #238 |
| 2001 | 27 | #152 |
| 2000 | 32 | #128 |
| 1999 | 13 | #233 |
| 1998 | 9 | #270 |
| 1997 | 16 | #250 |
| 1996 | 14 | #248 |
| 1995 | 17 | #224 |
| 1994 | 17 | #220 |
| 1993 | 17 | #223 |
| 1992 | 26 | #180 |
| 1991 | 19 | #207 |
| 1990 | 31 | #157 |
| 1989 | 29 | #164 |
| 1988 | 24 | #185 |
| 1987 | 29 | #173 |
| 1986 | 25 | #189 |
| 1985 | 21 | #215 |
| 1984 | 34 | #173 |
| 1983 | 33 | #174 |
| 1982 | 38 | #165 |
| 1981 | 36 | #180 |
| 1980 | 44 | #159 |
| 1979 | 45 | #155 |
| 1978 | 45 | #148 |
| 1977 | 43 | #161 |
| 1976 | 43 | #157 |
| 1975 | 52 | #141 |
| 1974 | 44 | #158 |
| 1973 | 28 | #193 |
| 1972 | 45 | #145 |
| 1971 | 30 | #183 |
| 1970 | 18 | #213 |
| 1969 | 11 | #255 |
| 1968 | 13 | #225 |
| 1967 | 11 | #228 |
| 1966 | 6 | #288 |
| 1965 | 3 | #385 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Melanie yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Melanie | 3 | 1,235 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #188 (2002); 76 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.