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Melanija

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What official birth registration shows about Melanija: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2010–2022

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2010 to 2022, ranging from #3985 to #5785.20102013201520182022#3985#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2010#4688
2012#4838
2013#4050
2014#5691
2015#5730
2016#5785
2018#3985
2020#4535
2022#5669

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 9 of the 13 years from 2010 to 2022.

In 2013: #440 among girls in Northern Ireland, #894 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #4050 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 2010–2022 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2010

    First recorded at #4688 among girls in England and Wales in 2010 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #5669 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2010 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #440 in Northern Ireland in 2013.

Melanija's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2022England and Walesfemale#56693HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#39855HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#57303HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#40505HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#46884HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#8943HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Melanija is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Melanija, between 2010 and 2022, in 10 of those 13 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: highest position in 2018Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2013Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: highest position in 201320102022
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2010–20229#3985 in 2018
Republic of Ireland2011–20132#894 in 2013
Northern Ireland20131#440 in 2013
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What is known about Melanija

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 2010–2022.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2010 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #440 in Northern Ireland in 2013. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.