Name Legacy

Mali

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Mali was most popular in 2019, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,490 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,994, with 45 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,495 people named Mali.

Most popular in2019
Rank that year#4,490
Births that year69
Total since 18801,495
Given to94% girls

Mali over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Mali’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mali a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mali is mostly a girl’s name — 94.0% of the 1,495 Americans given it were girls and 6.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 90% girls and 10% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mali

Where Mali is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org