Meaning & origin
What it means
Malli is a romanization of மல்லி. One interpretation is “jasmine.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malli is a romanization of மல்லி. மல்லி probably comes from Tamil.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malli through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 96
- 0 boys · 96 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,393 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,393 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 142 as a first name in 2020; 258 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malli’s family of names
In Tamil usage, Malli is a Roman-alphabet rendering of மல்லி. In Greek usage, Malli as a surname is a transliteration of Μάλλη. In Greek usage, Malli as a surname is a transliteration of Μαλλή.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Malli
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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