How Many People Are Named Malini?
An estimated 318 people in the United States have the first name Malini. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Malini peaked in popularity in 2004 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malini 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 Malini paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
318
About 1 in 1,077,844 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2004
18 births
Total Registered
327
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malini
Malini is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 327 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Malini as a female name
Ranked #12,918 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (18 births)
Malini: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malini span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 110 babies were registered. Malini has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Malini by Decade
How has Malini 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.
Malini by State
Malini + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malini as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malini
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Malini: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malini?
We estimate approximately 318 people named Malini 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 1,077,844 Americans share this first name.
Is Malini a common name?
Malini is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 327 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malini most popular?
Malini reached peak popularity in 2004, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malini is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malini a female name?
Malini is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malini Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malini Smith, Malini Johnson, Malini 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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