Girls' name · since 1973
Malini
327 babies named Malini in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 327
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
327 girls have been named Malini since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Malini has 327 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2024.
- #15,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 327 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malini ranks #15,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 327 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 327
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malini's 327 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Malini's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malini splits its recorded history at 2001: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malini popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Malini by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (110 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Malini's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Malini births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 110 births (34% of all-time use).
Malini by state
Where Malini concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 327 births nationwide.
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What to do with Malini's data
- Malini's decade-level peak was the 2000s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Malinis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malini: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Malini draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.