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Girl name

Malani

100% girls · #374 in the US for girls, 2025

Malani has been given to about 7,117 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 7,080
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Malani per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 943
  • Born in 2025822
  • All time7,117
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Malani?

Malani ranks 374th among American girls in 2025, with 822 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 943 babies were given the name, ranking 330th. The typical living American called Malani is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.15% of births.

Names that sound like Malani

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alani0.88
  2. Kalani0.88
  3. Nalani0.88
  4. Milani0.82
  5. Melani0.82
  6. Kaylani0.79
  7. Amani0.75
  8. Kailani0.75

Middle names for Malani

Ranked by flow score
  1. Malani Rose0.85
  2. Malani Grace0.85
  3. Malani Jane0.85
  4. Malani Louise0.85
  5. Malani June0.84
  6. Malani Claire0.84

Sibling names for Malani

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Wellsbrother · 1.00
  2. Oakleeeither · 0.99
  3. Navysister · 0.99
  4. Bellamyeither · 0.99
  5. Dreamsister · 0.99
  6. Sevyneither · 0.99

Where Malani is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.15%
  2. Delaware0.13%
  3. Mississippi0.12%
  4. South Carolina0.07%
  5. Georgia0.05%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Malani Reyes0.80
  2. Malani Nguyen0.80
  3. Malani Lee0.80
  4. Malani Hall0.80
  5. Malani Green0.80
  6. Malani Brown0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Malani

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025

Malani across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.