Girls' name · since 1983
Malerie
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 1,261 babies named Malerie, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,255 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,261
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Malerie is the #7255 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,261 recorded since 1983.
Malerie has 1,261 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7255 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #6,412 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,255 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,261 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malerie ranks #6,412 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,255 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,261 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,255 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,261
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Malerie's 1,261 recorded births place it above 91.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Malerie compares
1,261 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Malerie's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malerie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,261 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malerie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malerie's full recorded timeline at 2004, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malerie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Malerie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (397 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Malerie's strongest decade.
397 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Malerie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
397 births
- 1990s
1990s
313 births
- 2000s
2000s
294 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 397 births (31% of all-time use).
How Malerie 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 Malerie's total volume
Malerie by state
Where Malerie concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 175 | 13.9% |
| #2 | California | | 64 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
175 of 1,261 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Malerie's data
- Malerie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (397 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Maleries (175 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 Malerie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Malerie 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.