Boys' name · since 2004

Malosi

189 babies named Malosi in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,316 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,362 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
189
born since 2004
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Malosi is the #4362 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 189 recorded since 2004.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malosi has been recorded 189 times among boys since 2004, currently ranked #4362 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.

  • #13,316 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,362 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 189 born since 2004
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malosi ranks #13,316 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,362 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 189 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.

#13,316 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,362 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
189
born since 2004
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%68.6%
Malosi vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Malosi's 189 recorded births place it above 70.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Malosi compares

189 37th 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

Malosi's all-time total is 49% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Malosi Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 189 369 358,536
Peak-year births 24 34 22,252

Malosi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Malosi splits its recorded history at 2017: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Malosi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
24
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
0510152025 200420092012201520172020202220242025 24

Malosi by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (96 births, 51% of the file).

2020s was Malosi's strongest decade.

96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Malosi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 96 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Malosi by state

Where Malosi concentrates geographically, total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Malosi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 7.9%
#2 Utah
5 2.6%
California share of Malosi's total US births 7.9%
Even split

15 of 189 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malosi?
Since 2004, Social Security records show 189 babies named Malosi. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #13,316 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,362 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 24 births.
Where does Malosi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malosi ranks #13,316 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,362 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Malosi most popular?
Malosi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Malosi most popular?
The top states for the name Malosi are California (15 births), Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Malosi been used?
Records for Malosi go back to 2004, giving 22 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Malosi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Malcolm, Malachi, Malik, Malakai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Malosi's data

  • California records the most Malosis (15 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 Malosi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2025 (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 Malosi 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.