Is Maelani a boy or girl name?
Maelani is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 131 girls and 0 boys were named Maelani, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 676 US babies named Maelani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,598
- Babies named Maelani since 1999
- 676
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 131 babies
Boys and girls named Maelani, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,598 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,872 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,077 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,873 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,430 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,973 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,947 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,005 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,469 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,233 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,917 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,588 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,506 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,775 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,073 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,384 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,126 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,535 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,267 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,627 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,934 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,876 |
Highest rank
Maelani has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,598 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maelani
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.