Boys' name · since 1972
Malo
Malo has 75 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,315 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 75
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
75 babies have been named Malo since 1972, making it today's #7315 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malo has been recorded 75 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #7315 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #19,368 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,315 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 75 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malo ranks #19,368 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,315 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 75 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,315 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 75
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Malo's 75 recorded births place it above 57.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Malo compares
75 22nd 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
Malo's all-time total is 80% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 75 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Malo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malo's full recorded timeline at 2001, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Malo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (35 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Malo's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Malo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 35 births (47% of all-time use).
Malo by state
Where Malo concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 8.0% |
6 of 75 births nationwide.
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What to do with Malo's data
- Malo's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Malos (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Malo 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.