Mali
A unisex name of Sanskrit origin, meaning garland; necklace.
Mali by the numbers
In 2025, 132 babies in England and Wales were named Mali. In the US, 44 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 65 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mali. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Mali
Names that are said the same way as Mali, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a flower
Like Mali, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Mali
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