Mahlani
Girl name · #3247 in 2025 · Uniqueness 73/100
Mahlani is currently the #3247 girl name in the United States — 49 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #13006, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,735 girls born in 2025 was named Mahlani.
The 14-year story
Mahlani first appears in the Social Security records in 2011, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 70 babies and a rank of #2517. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. 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 Mahlani per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mahlani in class?
Mahlani scores 73 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Mahlani will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Mahlani is most common
State-level data for Mahlani is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Mahlani
Statistically, parents drawn to Mahlani tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mehlani, Mailani, Mylani, Normani, and Mulani.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mahlani | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3211 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2930 |
| 2023 | 70 | #2517 |
| 2022 | 50 | #3220 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2715 |
| 2020 | 48 | #3221 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5041 |
| 2018 | 30 | #4562 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4922 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6401 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13006 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14558 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14824 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mahlani a popular girl name?
Mahlani ranked #3247 among girls in 2025 with 49 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #13006.
When was the name Mahlani most popular?
Mahlani peaked in 2023, when 70 American girls received the name (ranked #2517 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mahlani?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,735 newborn American girls was named Mahlani. It scores 73/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "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.