Recorded 1902–1946 Girls' name Peak 1946 44 births

Malvena — girls' name

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.

1900s51910s141920s171940s8
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Malvena was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

8 babies were named Malvena in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malvena

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Malvena between 1902 and 1946, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malvena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malvena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Malvena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malvena 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 44 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.

Malvena at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

44

Since 1902

45 years of records

Peak year

1946

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1902

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1946

Malvena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1902

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1946)
8
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
456789 1946192619241920191819161902 5

Malvena by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 39% of Malvena's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malvena?
44 babies have been named Malvena since 1902. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1946 with 8 births.
When was Malvena most popular?
Malvena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Malvena been used?
Malvena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 45 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Malvena?
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, 1902–1946 (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.