Maelani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- may-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,548 for girls
Maelani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,548th for girls in the US (136 babies).
Where does Maelani come from?
Modern: blend of Mae and the -lani ending
Is Maelani a girl's or a boy's name?
Maelani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 136 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maelani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,548among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 136about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 243% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 136 girls in the US were named Maelani, making it the 1,548th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,399th. It first appears in the records in 1999.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the most girls named Maelani of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Maelani in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 246 girls in the US were given Maelani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #944, up from #1,548 for this spelling alone.
Maelani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 136 | #1,548 |
| 2024 | 131 | #1,598 |
| 2023 | 107 | #1,865 |
| 2022 | 93 | #2,068 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2,848 |
| 2020 | 45 | #3,399 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,922 |
| 2018 | 27 | #4,886 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4,920 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 26 | #5,125 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Nicknames for Maelani
- Mae 124 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Maelani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani Malani Kaylani Meilani Kailani Naylani Kalani Milani Nailani Nalani Alani Ilani
Other spellings of Maelani
Names related to Maelani
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maelani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maelani, updated 20 October 2026.