Girls' name · since 1991
Maleny
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 536 babies named Maleny, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,586 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maleny currently ranks #15586 among girls' names in America, with 536 babies recorded since 1991.
Maleny has 536 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15586 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #11,349 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,586 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 536 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleny ranks #11,349 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,586 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 536 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,586 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maleny's 536 recorded births place it above 84.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Maleny compares
536 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Maleny's all-time total is 43% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleny | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 536 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maleny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maleny splits its recorded history at 2008: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maleny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Maleny by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (176 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Maleny's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Maleny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
176 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 176 births (33% of all-time use).
How Maleny 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 Maleny's total volume
Maleny by state
Where Maleny concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 108 | 20.1% |
| #2 | California | | 89 | 16.6% |
108 of 536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maleny's data
- Maleny's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (176 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Malenys (108 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Maleny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Maleny 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.