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Feminine

Malani

/məˈlɑː.ni/

Calm, peaceful skies

Hawaiian

How to say it

ma · LA · ni

/məˈlɑː.ni/

What it means

A Hawaiian-rooted name for calm, clear skies, also read as an elaboration of Melanie.

Malani draws on the Hawaiian sense of malani, calm and clear, peaceful skies. It also reads as a softer cousin of Melanie, from the Greek for 'dark.' Either way it lands in the lush -lani family with Leilani and Kailani. Gentle and sunny, said muh-LAH-nee.

Popularity over time

#10 #100 #1000 #1 #1591318802025

peaked at #330 in 2024, currently #374 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving

Heads-up notes

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    In the Hawaiian -lani family; also an elaboration of Melanie.

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  • Malanie
  • Malania
  • Melani