How Many People Are Named Malani?
An estimated 6,245 people in the United States have the first name Malani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Malani peaked in popularity in 2024 with 938 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malani as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Malani paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Malani is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 7, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,245
About 1 in 54,885 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2024
938 births
Total Registered
6,288
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malani
Malani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,288 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Malani as a male name
Ranked #13,602 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (5 births)
Malani as a female name
Ranked #331 in 2024
938 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (938 births)
Malani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malani span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 3,969 babies were registered. Malani remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Malani by Decade
How has Malani tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Malani by State
Birth registrations for Malani span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, California, Texas. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Iowa, Delaware. On average, about 157 Malanis were registered per state.
Malani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malani
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Malani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malani?
We estimate approximately 6,245 people named Malani are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 54,885 Americans share this first name.
Is Malani a common name?
Malani is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,288 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malani most popular?
Malani reached peak popularity in 2024, when 938 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malani is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malani a female name?
Malani is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malani Smith, Malani Johnson, Malani Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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