Recorded 1918–1931 Boys' name Peak 1920 21 births

Maloy — boys' name

21 babies named Maloy in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s111930s5
1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Maloy was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maloy in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maloy

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Maloy between 1918 and 1931, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maloy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maloy performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maloy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maloy 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 21 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.

Maloy at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

21

Since 1918

14 years of records

Peak year

1920

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1918

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1931

Maloy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1918

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 1931192919201918 5

Maloy by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 52% of Maloy's all-time total
1910s51920s111930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maloy?
21 babies have been named Maloy since 1918. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1920 with 6 births.
When was Maloy most popular?
Maloy was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Maloy been used?
Maloy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 14 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Maloy?
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.

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, 1918–1931 (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.