Unisex name · since 1974
Malin
840 babies named Malin in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,933 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 840
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malin currently ranks #6933 among unisex names in America, with 840 babies recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Malin recorded 840 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #6933 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #8,474 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,933 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 840 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malin ranks #8,474 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,933 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 840 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,933 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 840
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malin's 840 recorded births place it above 88.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Malin compares
840 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Malin's all-time total is 123% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 840 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malin's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Malin popularity over time - boys
230 total births recorded since 1935 (Malin as boys' name)
Malin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (441 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Malin's strongest decade.
441 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Malin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
441 births
- 2020s 134
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 441 births (53% of all-time use).
How Malin 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 Malin's total volume
Malin by state
Where Malin concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
38 of 840 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Malin's data
- Malin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (441 total births); usage has since declined to 134 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Malins (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Malin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Malin 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.