girl's name
Malibu
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 173
Malibu is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Malibu over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 21 |
| 2010s | 37 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 100 |
How popular is Malibu?
In 2025, Malibu was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Malibu is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Malibu
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Malibu also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Malibu over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Malibu
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Malibu — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Malibu
How popular is the name Malibu?
In 2025, Malibu was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Malibu a girl's or a boy's name?
Malibu is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Malibu?
Malibu has 3 syllables.
When was Malibu most popular?
Malibu peaked in 2023, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Malibu a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Malibu currently ranks #5,445 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.