Melani
Meaning
variant of Melanie, meaning black, dark
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Melani peaked in the 2020s.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
2,081 people · the #4,967 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 100,000 · median age 10
Among people named Melani living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 327 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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