US rank #4789 Girls' name Peak 2018 882 births

Malanie — #4789 US girls' name

882 babies named Malanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s581970s1361980s1361990s752000s1352010s1852020s151
#4789
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Malanie was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

38 babies were named Malanie in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malanie

The Social Security Administration has registered 882 babies named Malanie between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malanie currently holds the #4789 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malanie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Malanie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Malanie in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malanie 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 882 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.

Malanie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

882

Since 1958

67 years of records

Peak year

2018

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,789

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1958

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malanie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1958

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
38
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Malanie by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
185 births that decade — 21% of Malanie's all-time total
1950s61960s581970s1361980s1361990s752000s1352010s1852020s151

Malanie by state

Where Malanie concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Malanie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
40 4.5%
#2 Texas
9 1.0%
#3 Florida
5 0.6%
#4 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Malanie's total US births 4.5%
Even split

40 of 882 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malanie?
882 babies have been named Malanie since 1958. It currently ranks #4789 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 38 births.
When was Malanie most popular?
Malanie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Malanie most popular?
The top states for the name Malanie are California (40 births), Texas (9 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Malanie been used?
Malanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 67 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malanie?
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.

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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, 1958–2024 (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.