US rank #8096 Girls' name Peak 2009 381 births

Malie — #8096 US girls' name

381 babies named Malie in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s342000s1362010s1422020s54
#8096
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Malie was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

20 babies were named Malie in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malie

The Social Security Administration has registered 381 babies named Malie between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malie currently holds the #8096 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Malie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 91 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Malie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malie 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 381 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.

Malie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

381

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2009

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,096

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
20
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 20242019201420092004199819841981 5

Malie by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
142 births that decade — 37% of Malie's all-time total
1980s151990s342000s1362010s1422020s54

Malie by state

Where Malie concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Malie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
91 23.9%
Hawaii share of Malie's total US births 23.9%

91 of 381 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malie?
381 babies have been named Malie since 1981. It currently ranks #8096 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 20 births.
When was Malie most popular?
Malie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Malie most popular?
The top states for the name Malie are Hawaii (91 births).
How long has the name Malie been used?
Malie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malie?
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, 1981–2024 (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.