Girls' name · since 1959
Malorie
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 4,027 babies named Malorie, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,979 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,038 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,027
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Malorie currently ranks #3038 among girls' names in America, with 4,027 babies recorded since 1959.
Malorie has 4,027 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3038 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #2,979 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,038 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,027 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malorie ranks #2,979 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,038 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,027 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,979 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,038 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,027
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Malorie's 4,027 recorded births place it above 95.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Malorie compares
4,027 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Malorie's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malorie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,027 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 218 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malorie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malorie splits its recorded history at 1999: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 218 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malorie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 218
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Malorie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,121 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Malorie's strongest decade.
1,121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Malorie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
953 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,121 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,071 births
- 2010s
2010s
538 births
- 2020s 293
2020s
293 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,121 births (28% of all-time use).
How Malorie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Malorie's total volume
Malorie by state
Where Malorie concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 521 | 12.9% |
| #2 | California | | 273 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 99 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 93 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 88 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 68 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 67 | 1.7% |
| #8 | New York | | 67 | 1.7% |
521 of 4,027 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Malorie appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Malorie's data
- Malorie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,121 total births); usage has since declined to 293 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Malories (521 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Malorie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Malorie 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.