Given name & surname
Mauli
“a black-haired man; a giver of life”
Mauli is used as a given name and a surname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a black-haired man; a giver of life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “a black-haired man; a giver of life.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mauli through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8
- 0 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mauli’s family of names
Mauli has a related form in Maulea. Mauli has a related form in Maulee. Mauli has a related form in Mauleigh.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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