Total births
13
Boys' name · since 1920
Mallard
13 babies named Mallard in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 13
- total births
- 1920–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
13 boys have been named Mallard since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mallard has 13 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- 13 total births
- 1920–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
13 boys have been named Mallard since 1920, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 13
- total births
- 1920–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Mallard was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
8 babies were named Mallard in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Mallard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mallard splits its recorded history at 2025: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mallard at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Mallard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Mallard by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Mallard's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Mallard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mallard? ▼
Mallard has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 8 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Mallard most popular? ▼
Mallard was most popular in the 2020s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Mallard been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mallard since 1920 -- 106 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mallard? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Malcolm, Malachi, Malik, Malakai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Mallard
Nearby Names Like Mallard
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mallard
Malcolm Boy
#314 70,209 births
Malachi Boy
#149 65,758 births
Malik Boy
#428 49,607 births
Malakai Boy
#232 17,830 births
Malcom Boy
#1737 5,864 births
Compare Mallard side by side: Mallard vs Malcolm Mallard vs Malachi Mallard vs Malik
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1920–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mallard: Baby Name Since 1920 - 13 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mallard. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mallard 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 July 2026.