Mailani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- my-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #2,173 for girls
Mailani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,173rd for girls in the US (85 babies).
Where does Mailani come from?
Modern: blend of Mai or Mae and the -lani ending
Is Mailani a girl's or a boy's name?
Mailani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 85 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mailani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,173rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 85 about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 131% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 85 girls in the US were named Mailani, making it the 2,173rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,734th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 98 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Mailani in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 183 girls in the US were given Mailani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,115, up from #2,173 for this spelling alone.
- Mailani 85
- Mylani 70
- Mailany 23
- Mailanni 5
Mailani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #2,173 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2,976 |
| 2023 | 98 | #2,002 |
| 2022 | 52 | #3,123 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,958 |
| 2020 | 39 | #3,734 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2018 | 35 | #4,075 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4,733 |
| 2015 | 34 | #4,231 |
| 2014 | 35 | #4,176 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Mailani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani, Malani, Kaylani, Meilani, Kailani, Kalani, Naylani, Nailani, Nalani, Ilani, Alani, Milani
Other spellings of Mailani
Names related to Mailani
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, “Mailani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mailani, updated 20 October 2026.