US rank #10490 Girls' name Peak 1987 1,246 births

Malerie — #10490 US girls' name

1,246 babies named Malerie in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s3971990s3132000s2942010s1822020s60
#10490
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Malerie was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

88 babies were named Malerie in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malerie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,246 babies named Malerie between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malerie currently holds the #10490 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malerie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 397 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Malerie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 175 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Malerie in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malerie 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 1,246 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.

Malerie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,246

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

1987

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#10,490

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malerie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
88
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080100 20242018201220062000199419881983 21

Malerie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
397 births that decade — 32% of Malerie's all-time total
1980s3971990s3132000s2942010s1822020s60

Malerie by state

Where Malerie concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Malerie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
175 14.0%
#2 California
59 4.7%
#3 Illinois
11 0.9%
#4 Arizona
5 0.4%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.4%
#6 New York
5 0.4%
Texas share of Malerie's total US births 14.0%
Even split

175 of 1,246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malerie?
1,246 babies have been named Malerie since 1983. It currently ranks #10490 among girls. The peak year was 1987 with 88 births.
When was Malerie most popular?
Malerie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 397 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Malerie most popular?
The top states for the name Malerie are Texas (175 births), California (59 births), Illinois (11 births).
How long has the name Malerie been used?
Malerie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malerie?
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, 1983–2024 (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.