Total births
79
Girls' name · since 1993
Malaney
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.
- 79
- total births
- 1993–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Malaney sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 79 recorded since 1993.
Malaney has 79 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2020.
- 79 total births
- 1993–2020 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
79 girls have been named Malaney since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.
- 79
- total births
- 1993–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
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.
Malaney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malaney splits its recorded history at 2005: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malaney at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2005
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1993
Malaney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2020
- Peak year (2005)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Malaney by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Malaney's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Malaney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 34 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Malaney? ▼
Malaney has been given to 79 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 8 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Malaney since 1993 -- 28 years through the most recent 2020 data.
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.
What to do with Malaney's data
- Malaney's decade-level peak was the 2000s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Malaney
Nearby Names Like Malaney
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Malaney
Mallory Girl
#412 59,044 births
Malia Girl
#328 31,606 births
Malinda Girl
#2857 21,464 births
Maliyah Girl
#589 15,359 births
Malaysia Girl
#855 11,031 births
Compare Malaney side by side: Malaney vs Mallory Malaney vs Malia Malaney vs Malinda
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Malaney: Baby Name Since 1993 - 79 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/malaney. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Malaney draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.