Mali is a distinctive choice, ranked #328 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mali in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#328
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About the Name Mali
Mali is at its highest recorded position in the UK, #328 in 2025 — the strongest showing it has had. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mali is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mali in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Mali
Mali Hingano — Malietoa Seuli Hingano also known as Malietoa Hingano is an Australian born Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a centre represents Tonga internationally and currently plays for French club Aviron Bayonnais.
Mali Richards — Mali Alexander Richards is a West Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for the Leeward Islands.
Siniša Mali — Siniša Mali is a Serbian economist and politician serving as first deputy prime minister of Serbia since 2024 and as minister of finance since 2018.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mali
Unlikely. With around 132 UK babies named Mali per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mali in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mali is at its highest recorded position — #328 in 2025, with 132 births. In 2020 it ranked #365.
Mali is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mali include: Mali Hingano, Mali Richards and Siniša Mali. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mali does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Malis in the wild.
132
UK babies named Mali (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 37 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mali
Almost certainly the only Mali in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mali
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Malietoa Seuli Hingano also known as Malietoa Hingano is an Australian born Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a centre represents Tonga internationally and currently plays for French club Aviron Bayonnais.
The Mali Federation (Arabic: اتحاد مالي) was a federation in West Africa linking the French colonies of Senegal and the Sudanese Republic (or French Sudan) for two months in 1960.