Unisex name · since 1914
Malone
Malone has 389 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,062 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 389
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Malone is the #5062 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 389 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malone has been recorded 389 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #5062 nationally and more common than 64% 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 1914 to 2025.
- #9,182 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,062 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 389 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malone ranks #9,182 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,062 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 389 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,062 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 389
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malone's 389 recorded births place it above 79.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Malone compares
389 Top 49% higher than 51% of 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
Malone's all-time total is 5% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malone | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 389 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Malone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malone's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malone popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Malone popularity over time - girls
338 total births recorded since 1993 (Malone as girls' name)
Malone by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Malone's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Malone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 28
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Malone's data
- Malone's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (94) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Malone: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Malone 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.