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Malani

Girl

Meaning of Malani: Hawaiian: 'heavenly flower'

Malani is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hawaiian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 378th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#378

822 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,117

First recorded 1977 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 19 babies2005: 48 babies2006: 41 babies2007: 34 babies2008: 32 babies2009: 58 babies2010: 70 babies20102011: 104 babies2012: 117 babies2013: 83 babies2014: 103 babies2015: 196 babies2016: 210 babies2017: 290 babies2018: 373 babies2019: 433 babies2020: 618 babies20202021: 750 babies2022: 795 babies2023: 870 babies2024: 943 babies2025: 822 babies
US babies named Malani per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 943.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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