Girls' name · since 1902
Malvena
44 babies named Malvena in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,481 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Malvena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 44 recorded since 1902.
Social Security Administration records show Malvena recorded 44 times among girls since 1902, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 1946.
- #36,481 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1902
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malvena ranks #36,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.
- #36,481 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Malvena's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Malvena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malvena's full recorded timeline at 1920, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malvena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1946
- Peak year (1946)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Malvena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Malvena's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Malvena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1940s
1940s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Malvena's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1940s (8) -- 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 Malvena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1902–1946 (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 Malvena 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.