Girls' name · since 1967

Malette

Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Malette, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#46,099 of 72,339
all-time among girls
20
born since 1967
1960s
peak decade

20 girls have been named Malette since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Malette recorded 20 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1967.

  • #46,099 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 20 born since 1967
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malette ranks #46,099 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1967, peaking in the 1960s.

#46,099 of 72,339
all-time among girls
20
born since 1967
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Malette's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Malette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1967

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1967)
20
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
20 1967 20

Malette by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (20 births, 100% of the file).

1960s was Malette's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Malette births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malette?
Malette has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 1967, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #46,099 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1967. 20 babies were born in 1967, its single highest year.
Where does Malette sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malette ranks #46,099 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Malette most popular?
Malette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Malette been used?
The SSA has tracked Malette since 1967 -- 1 year through the most recent 1967 data.
What names are similar to Malette?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Malette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1967–1967 (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 Malette 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.