Mahlani

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 27 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
27
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Mahlani by the numbers

Mahlani was given to 27 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Mahlani

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mahlani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Malanibuoyant, light287 in the US (2017)
  • Maylani44 in the US (2017)
  • Maelani27 in the US (2017)
  • Mailani26 in the US (2017)
  • Mehlani22 in the US (2017)
  • Meilanibeautiful heavenly garland; combination of mei and lani292 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Mahlani

Names that are said the same way as Mahlani, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Malaniedark, black; a form of Melanie12 in the US (2017)
  • Malinigardener or one who tends flowers9 in the US (2017)
  • Maloni25 in the US (2017)
  • Malonie13 in the US (2017)
  • Malahni11 in the US (2017)
  • Maleny10 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Mahlani

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