Recorded 1993–2020 Girls' name Peak 2005 79 births

Malaney — girls' name

79 babies named Malaney in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s342010s182020s7
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Malaney was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

8 babies were named Malaney in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malaney

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Malaney between 1993 and 2020, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malaney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malaney performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Malaney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malaney in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 79 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Malaney at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

79

Since 1993

28 years of records

Peak year

2005

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1993

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2020

Malaney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1993

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
456789 20202012200820052003199819941993 5

Malaney by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
34 births that decade — 43% of Malaney's all-time total
1990s202000s342010s182020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malaney?
79 babies have been named Malaney since 1993. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2005 with 8 births.
When was Malaney most popular?
Malaney was most popular in the 2000s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Malaney been used?
Malaney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 28 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Malaney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.