Total births
333
Girls' name · since 1966
Malee
333 babies named Malee in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13772
- among girls today
- 333
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 22%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Malee is the #13772 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 333 recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Malee recorded 333 times among girls since 1966, holding rank #13772 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #13772 among girls today
- 333 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
- 22% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Malee is currently the #13772 girls' name in America, more common than 22% of girls - 333 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13772
- among girls today
- 333
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 22%
- more common than other girls
Malee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13772
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 22% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Malee was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
15 babies were named Malee in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
How Malee compares
333 47th percentile among 17,726 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
Malee's all-time total is 13% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malee | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 333 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Malee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malee's full recorded timeline at 2002, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malee at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2002
Current rank
#13,772
Active since
1966
Malee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Malee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Malee's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Malee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 96 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Malee? ▼
Malee has been given to 333 babies in the U.S. since 1966, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #13772 as of the latest data. 15 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
When was Malee most popular? ▼
Malee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Malee been used? ▼
Malee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 60 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Malee? ▼
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 Malee's data
- Malee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 28 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 Malee
Nearby Names Like Malee
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Malee
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 Malee side by side: Malee vs Mallory Malee vs Malia Malee vs Malinda
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Malee
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, 1966–2025 (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. "Malee: #13772 Girls' Name - 333 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/malee. 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 Malee 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.