UK girl's name
Melanija
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Melanija is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Melanija popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5669, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 5 births.
This profile covers 34 England and Wales registrations across 9 recorded years from 2010 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 37 living people in the UK are called Melanija. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Melanija ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2013, when 5 girls were registered as Melanija.
- • Melanija ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #440 in 2013.
- • About 37 living people in the UK are estimated to have Melanija as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5669
2022
Births in 2022
3
Latest year
Peak year
2013
5 births
Estimated living
37
2026
Popularity
Melanija over time
The chart below shows babies named Melanija registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2010 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Melanija, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Melanija by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Melanija was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5102 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4967 | 27 | 7 |
Geography
Where Melanija is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Melanija. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Melanija ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #440 in 2013.
Across the UK
Melanija in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#440 in 2013
1 years of NISRA records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Melanija
- Megan 70,884
- Mia 67,204
- Molly 47,734
- Millie 44,390
- Maisie 32,671
- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Melanija: questions and answers
How popular is the name Melanija in the UK right now?
In 2022, Melanija was ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Melanija most popular?
The peak year on record was 2013, with 5 babies registered as Melanija in England and Wales.
How many people are called Melanija in the UK?
A total of 34 babies have been registered as Melanija across the 9 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 3 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Melanija most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Melanija ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #440 in 2013. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.