Recorded 1955–2005 Girls' name Peak 1955 20 births

Malora — girls' name

20 babies named Malora in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101970s52000s5
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Malora was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

5 babies were named Malora in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malora

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Malora between 1955 and 2005, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malora performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Malora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malora 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 20 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.

Malora at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

20

Since 1955

51 years of records

Peak year

1955

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1955

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2005

Malora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1955

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1955)
5
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
5 2005197119581955 5

Malora by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 50% of Malora's all-time total
1950s101970s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malora?
20 babies have been named Malora since 1955. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1955 with 5 births.
When was Malora most popular?
Malora was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Malora been used?
Malora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 51 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Malora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1955–2005 (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.