Recorded 1972–2023 Boys' name Peak 1972 64 births

Malo — boys' name

64 babies named Malo in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s352000s102010s122020s7
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Malo was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

9 babies were named Malo in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malo

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Malo between 1972 and 2023, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Malo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malo performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Malo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Malo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malo 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 64 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.

Malo at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

64

Since 1972

52 years of records

Peak year

1972

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1972

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2023

Malo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1972

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1972)
9
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
45678910 2023201820162004200119781975197419731972 9

Malo by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
35 births that decade — 55% of Malo's all-time total
1970s352000s102010s122020s7

Malo by state

Where Malo concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Malo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 9.4%
California share of Malo's total US births 9.4%

6 of 64 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malo?
64 babies have been named Malo since 1972. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1972 with 9 births.
When was Malo most popular?
Malo was most popular in the 1970s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Malo most popular?
The top states for the name Malo are California (6 births).
How long has the name Malo been used?
Malo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 52 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Malo?
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.

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, 1972–2023 (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.