Malani
Girl · muh-LAH-nee · Modern
Malani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 374th for girls in the US (822 babies).
Where does Malani come from?
Modern: modern name in a Hawaiian style
- Say it
- muh-LAH-nee
Is Malani a girl's or a boy's name?
Malani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 822 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Malani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Malani, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 5 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Malani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
How popular is Malani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #374among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 822about 1 in 2,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 85% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 822 girls in the US were named Malani, making it the 374th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 494th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 943 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Malani in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 886 girls in the US were given Malani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #372, up from #374 for this spelling alone.
Malani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 822 | #374 |
| 2024 | 943 | #330 |
| 2023 | 870 | #350 |
| 2022 | 790 | #397 |
| 2021 | 750 | #420 |
| 2020 | 618 | #494 |
| 2019 | 433 | #670 |
| 2018 | 373 | #743 |
| 2017 | 290 | #920 |
| 2016 | 210 | #1,188 |
| 2015 | 196 | #1,247 |
| 2014 | 103 | #1,940 |
| 2013 | 83 | #2,236 |
| 2012 | 117 | #1,760 |
| 2011 | 104 | #1,909 |
| 2010 | 70 | #2,589 |
| 2009 | 58 | #2,965 |
| 2008 | 32 | #4,646 |
| 2007 | 34 | #4,379 |
| 2006 | 41 | #3,733 |
| 2005 | 48 | #3,208 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
Nicknames for Malani
- Lani 25 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Malani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani Noa Kalani Alani Milani Elani Layla Koa Xyla Poppy Nala Kali
Other spellings of Malani
Names related to Malani
Malin Malina Meilani Malena Malini Maelani Maylani Maleni Mailani Mehlani
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