Girls' name · since 1917
Maline
Maline has 34 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #39,572 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maline is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 34 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Maline recorded 34 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1935.
- #39,572 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maline ranks #39,572 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #39,572 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maline's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maline's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1935
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Maline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Maline's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Maline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Maline's decade-level peak was the 1920s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1917–1935 (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 Maline 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.