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Malini

Girl

Meaning of Malini: Sanskrit: 'fragrant one'

Malini is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

327

First recorded 1973 · peak 2004

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 6 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 8 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 5 babies2017: 9 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 6 babies2020: 5 babies20202021: 5 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 7 babies2024: 7 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Malini per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 18.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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