Malini
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning gardener or one who tends flowers.
Malini by the numbers
Malini was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 18 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malini. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Malini
Names that are said the same way as Malini, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a flower
Like Malini, 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)
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Malini, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ameliawork, industriousness2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Penelopeweaver; wife of Odysseus1,174 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Malini
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