Recorded 1919–2006 Girls' name Peak 1977 164 births

Malene — girls' name

164 babies named Malene in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s111930s231940s51950s51960s51970s561980s221990s202000s12
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Malene was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

10 babies were named Malene in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malene

The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Malene between 1919 and 2006, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malene performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Malene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malene 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 164 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.

Malene at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

164

Since 1919

88 years of records

Peak year

1977

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1919

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2006

Malene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1919

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1977)
10
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
4681012 20061992198019761971193919291919 5

Malene by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
56 births that decade — 34% of Malene's all-time total
1910s51920s111930s231940s51950s51960s51970s561980s221990s202000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malene?
164 babies have been named Malene since 1919. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1977 with 10 births.
When was Malene most popular?
Malene was most popular in the 1970s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Malene been used?
Malene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 88 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Malene?
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.

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, 1919–2006 (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.