Maleni
Girl name · #2597 in 2025 · Very rare
Maleni is currently the #2597 girl name in the United States — 67 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8931, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 26,866 girls born in 2025 was named Maleni.
The 34-year story
Maleni first appears in the Social Security records in 1991, when 11 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2019, when 174 girls were named Maleni — good for #1315 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Maleni per year. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Maleni against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Maleni in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Maleni is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Maleni will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Maleni is most common
State-level data for Maleni is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Maleni
Based on popularity-curve shape, era, and phonetics, the nearest stylistic neighbors of Maleni are Xareni, Maloni, Mylani, Sekani, Alahni — useful as a shortlist if Maleni is close but not quite it.
XareniMaloniMylaniSekaniAlahniKhelaniMahlaniMehlani
Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Maleni | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #2583 |
| 2024 | 51 | #3119 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2936 |
| 2022 | 84 | #2228 |
| 2021 | 101 | #1943 |
| 2020 | 133 | #1578 |
| 2019 | 174 | #1315 |
| 2018 | 64 | #2677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14124 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10113 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8931 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11969 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16764 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16992 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13924 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15152 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16099 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13844 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12187 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13521 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7580 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8805 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14122 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Maleni a popular girl name?
Maleni ranked #2597 among girls in 2025 with 67 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8931.
When was the name Maleni most popular?
Maleni peaked in 2019, when 174 American girls received the name (ranked #1315 that year). Since 2019 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Maleni?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 26,866 newborn American girls was named Maleni. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.