Mali Girl
How popular is Mali?
#3,902 girl name in 2025
37 baby girls were named Mali in the US in 2025, making it the 3902nd most popular girl name. Another 8 boys got the name (#8,906 for boys).
Mali popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,902 for girls (▼ 327 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 37 girls, 8 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-10% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,704 in 2015, #3,179 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (65 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,681 in 2019 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 10% boys, 90% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mali counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Maylee family of names ranked #448 for girls in 2025 (#469 the year before), with 659 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Maylee | 245 | 37% |
| Mayleigh | 75 | 11% |
| Mali | 37 | 6% |
| Mallie | 54 | 8% |
| Maylie | 57 | 9% |
| Mayli | 50 | 8% |
| Maily | 38 | 6% |
| Mailey | 19 | 3% |
| Mailee | 15 | 2% |
| Malie | 10 | 2% |
| Mayley | 12 | 2% |
| Maleigh | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mali is most popular
Babies named Mali per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (15 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Mali by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1970s | 32 | #6,338 |
| 1980s | 81 | #5,570 |
| 1990s | 139 | #4,309 |
| 2000s | 414 | #2,773 |
| 2010s | 451 | #2,681 |
| 2020s | 282 | #2,852 |
Girl names about as popular as Mali
Questions
- Is Mali a boy or girl name?
- Mali is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Mali were girls.
- How popular is the name Mali?
- 37 baby girls were named Mali in the US in 2025, making it the 3902nd most popular girl name. Another 8 boys got the name (#8,906 for boys).
- When was Mali most popular?
- Mali peaked in 2008, when 65 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,681 in 2019.
- How many people are named Mali?
- 1,495 babies have been named Mali in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,480 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Mali most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mali was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.