Boys' name · since 1941
Malloy
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Malloy, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,854 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 52
- born since 1941
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Malloy is the #10854 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 52 recorded since 1941.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malloy has been recorded 52 times among boys since 1941, currently ranked #10854 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #21,932 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,854 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 52 born since 1941
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malloy ranks #21,932 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,854 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 52 born since 1941, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,854 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 52
- born since 1941
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malloy's 52 recorded births place it above 51.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Malloy compares
52 17th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Malloy's all-time total is 86% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malloy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 52 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Malloy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malloy's full recorded timeline at 2012, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malloy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Malloy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (25 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Malloy's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Malloy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Malloy's data
- Malloy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malloy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Malloy 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.