girl's name

Malini

  • Origin Indian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 351

Malini is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Malini is a name of Indian origin.
  • Peaked in 2004, when 18 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1973.

Malini over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Malini by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 30
1980s 47
1990s 52
2000s 110
2010s 64
2020s (to 2024) 24

How popular is Malini?

In 2024, Malini was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Malini is used

France #4,212 5 in 1996
England & Wales #5,744 4 in 2024
United States #13,201 7 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Malini

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Malini also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Malini over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Malini

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Malini — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Malini

How popular is the name Malini?

In 2024, Malini was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Malini a girl's or a boy's name?

Malini is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Malini most popular?

Malini peaked in 2004, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.