Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Malani

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #374 Trend ↑ Rising 90%
Rank 2025
#374
among girls · ↓44 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
822
named Malani · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,955
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
943 babies
All-time total
7,117
#2,054 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Malani popularity over time

7,117 babies have been named Malani since 1977, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 6 – 6 1 – #9,161
1980s 13 – 13 1 +117% #8,448
1990s 34 – 34 3 +162% #9,015
2000s 287 – 287 29 +744% #2,987
2010s 1,979 – 1,979 198 +590% #670
2020s (to 2025) 4,793 5 4,798 800 +304% #330

Where Malani is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 920 0.57 #335
2027 1,012 0.63 #301
2028 1,097 0.68 #282
2029 1,176 0.73 #267
2030 1,247 0.78 #248

Where Malani is most popular

Girls named Malani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.515 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Malani born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 101 2.16 +320%
Louisiana 188 2.15 +317%
South Carolina 146 1.62 +216%
Delaware 18 1.59 +208%
Georgia 321 1.41 +175%
Alabama 117 1.25 +142%
North Carolina 258 1.13 +120%
Illinois 225 0.983 +91%
Nevada 44 0.947 +84%
Maryland 99 0.934 +82%
Florida 376 0.879 +71%
Arkansas 44 0.833 +62%
Virginia 136 0.798 +55%
Michigan 139 0.763 +48%
Ohio 170 0.717 +39%
Pennsylvania 165 0.698 +36%
Tennessee 107 0.675 +31%
Wisconsin 65 0.631 +23%
Indiana 86 0.613 +19%
Connecticut 34 0.584 +14%
Missouri 68 0.564 +10%
Kentucky 45 0.526 ≈ national
Texas 410 0.510 ≈ national
New York 169 0.427 -17%
Oklahoma 31 0.421 -18%
Arizona 57 0.406 -21%
New Jersey 68 0.377 -27%
Kansas 19 0.329 -36%
Minnesota 29 0.269 -48%
California 208 0.247 -52%
Colorado 25 0.224 -56%
Massachusetts 27 0.223 -57%
Iowa 9 0.154 -70%
Washington 20 0.138 -73%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Malani

Malani is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #374 in 2025 with 822 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 7,117 American babies have been named Malani. Its peak came in 2024, when 943 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Malani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Malani?

The median living Malani is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 7. An estimated 7,100 people named Malani are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Malani year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 822 #374 – –
2024 943 #330 – –
2023 870 #350 – –
2022 790 #397 5 #13,612
2021 750 #422 – –
2020 618 #494 – –
2019 433 #670 – –
2018 373 #743 – –
2017 290 #920 – –
2016 210 #1,189 – –
2015 196 #1,252 – –
2014 103 #1,946 – –
2013 83 #2,250 – –
2012 117 #1,771 – –
2011 104 #1,924 – –
2010 70 #2,603 – –
2009 58 #2,987 – –
2008 32 #4,721 – –
2007 34 #4,433 – –
2006 41 #3,768 – –
2005 48 #3,243 – –
2004 19 #6,401 – –
2003 24 #5,186 – –
2002 14 #7,676 – –
2001 11 #9,132 – –
2000 6 #14,294 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Malani, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Malani?

The median living Malani is about 4 years old. Half of all living Malanis are between 2 and 7 years old.

How many people named Malani are alive today?

An estimated 7,100 people named Malani are alive in the United States, based on 7,117 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Malani in 2025?

Malani ranked #374 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 822 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Malani?

7,117 babies have been named Malani in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Malani most popular?

Malani peaked in 2024, when 943 newborns received the name.

Is Malani a boy or girl name?

Malani is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Malani rising or falling?

Malani is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Malani become more popular?

Malani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,247 girls named Malani in 2030, which would rank around #248. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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