Maylani

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 44 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
44
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Maylani by the numbers

Maylani was given to 44 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 60 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Maylani

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 Maylani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

Sounds like Maylani

Names that are said the same way as Maylani, 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 Maylani

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