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Mali

Girl

Meaning of Mali: Thai: 'jasmine flower'

Mali is a girl's name most strongly associated with Thai naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3311th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 383rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3311

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#383

113 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,495

First recorded 1967 · peak 2019

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 28 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 29 babies2003: 55 babies2004: 35 babies2005: 48 babies2006: 37 babies2007: 46 babies2008: 65 babies2009: 57 babies2010: 42 babies20102011: 48 babies2012: 48 babies2013: 43 babies2014: 57 babies2015: 46 babies2016: 37 babies2017: 44 babies2018: 32 babies2019: 69 babies2020: 49 babies20202021: 59 babies2022: 55 babies2023: 68 babies2024: 52 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Mali per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 69.

Gender split

6% boys · 94% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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