Girls' name · since 1958
Malanie
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 901 babies named Malanie, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,160 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malanie currently ranks #6160 among girls' names in America, with 901 babies recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malanie has been recorded 901 times among girls since 1958, currently ranked #6160 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #8,066 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,160 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 901 born since 1958
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malanie ranks #8,066 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,160 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 901 born since 1958, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,160 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malanie's 901 recorded births place it above 88.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Malanie compares
901 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Malanie's all-time total is 140% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malanie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 901 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malanie's full recorded timeline at 1993, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Malanie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (185 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Malanie's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Malanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 58
1960s
58 births
- 1970s
1970s
136 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
135 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s
2020s
170 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 185 births (21% of all-time use).
How Malanie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Malanie's total volume
Malanie by state
Where Malanie concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
40 of 901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Malanie's data
- Malanie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (170) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Malanies (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malanie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1958–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Malanie 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 August 2026.