Recorded 1976–2020 Girls' name Peak 1987 773 births

Malarie — girls' name

773 babies named Malarie in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s2581990s2332000s1782010s922020s6
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Malarie was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

51 babies were named Malarie in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malarie

The Social Security Administration has registered 773 babies named Malarie between 1976 and 2020, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malarie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malarie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 258 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Malarie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Malarie in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malarie 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 773 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.

Malarie at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

773

Since 1976

45 years of records

Peak year

1987

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1976

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2020

Malarie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1976

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1987)
51
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0204060 202020152010200520001995199019851976 6

Malarie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
258 births that decade — 33% of Malarie's all-time total
1970s61980s2581990s2332000s1782010s922020s6

Malarie by state

Where Malarie concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Malarie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
46 6.0%
#2 California
10 1.3%
#3 Utah
5 0.6%
Texas share of Malarie's total US births 6.0%
Even split

46 of 773 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malarie?
773 babies have been named Malarie since 1976. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1987 with 51 births.
When was Malarie most popular?
Malarie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 258 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Malarie most popular?
The top states for the name Malarie are Texas (46 births), California (10 births), Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Malarie been used?
Malarie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 45 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Malarie?
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, 1976–2020 (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.