Melanea

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/melanea/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Melanea is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the Dominican Republic than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • DODominican Republic≈1 in 23K(inferred from the name graph)
  • NINicaragua≈1 in 49K
  • HNHonduras≈1 in 288K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Dominican Republic (inferred from the name graph)

≈470 people, est.

Sources
38 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 23K (inferred from the name graph)

Dominican Republic, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Melanea counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Melanea is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
DO Dominican Republic#947≈470 est.≈1 in 23K—Melanea9
NI Nicaragua—≈130 est.≈1 in 49K—Melanea6
US United States—1151 in 2.9M114Melanea38
PE Peru—≈83 est.≈1 in 385K—Melanea14
VE Venezuela—≈41 est.≈1 in 691K—Melanea5
HN Honduras—≈32 est.≈1 in 288K—Melanea3
CR Costa Rica—91 in 566K9—2

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; TSE — electoral roll (padrón) names. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Melanea is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • English given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Canada

    Languages: English, German

    Also written Melanéa

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Melânea

19 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHola Melanea,Hi Melanea, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 13 sources across 9 countries.

Official registers attesting Melanea
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020114#51,177
CR Costa RicaTSE — electoral roll (padrón) names—9#9,591
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex20201#51,177

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Melanea?
A machine transcription gives /melanea/ (IPA) for Spanish.
Is Melanea a male or female name?
Melanea is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Melanea have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 465 people named Melanea in the Dominican Republic, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled melanea.
How common is the name Melanea?
In the United States, the national register counted 115 people named Melanea in 2020, about 1 in 2.9 million residents.
How common is Melanea compared with other names?
In the Dominican Republic, Melanea is the 947th most common given name of 44,971 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Melanea” — the 947th most common given name in Dominican Republic. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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