Malibu
Girl · MAL-ih-boo · Native American
Malibu is a girls' name of Native American origin, meaning “the surf sounds loudly”. In 2025 it ranked 5,409th for girls in the US (23 babies).
What does Malibu mean?
Native American: Chumash, from the village name Humaliwo
“the surf sounds loudly”
Taken from the California beach city, whose name comes from the Chumash village of Humaliwo.
- Say it
- MAL-ih-boo
Is Malibu a girl's or a boy's name?
Malibu is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Malibu in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 136% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 23 girls in the US were named Malibu, making it the 5,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Malibu in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Malibu in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #5,409 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,870 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
Names like Malibu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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