Unisex name · since 1908
Malon
308 babies named Malon in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,431 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 308
- born since 1908
- 1990s
- peak decade
308 boys have been named Malon since 1908, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Malon recorded 308 times among boys since 1908, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2024.
- #10,431 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 308 born since 1908
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malon ranks #10,431 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 308 born since 1908, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,431 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 308
- born since 1908
- 1990s
- peak decade
Malon's 308 recorded births place it above 77.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Malon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malon splits its recorded history at 1961: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2024
- Peak year (1927)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Malon popularity over time - girls
99 total births recorded since 1997 (Malon as girls' name)
Malon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (46 births, 15% of the file).
1990s was Malon's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Malon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s
1930s
36 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 46 births (15% of all-time use).
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What to do with Malon's data
- Malon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- 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 Malon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1908–2024 (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 Malon 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.