Malvern — boys' name

What the Data Says About Malvern

The Social Security Administration has registered 385 babies named Malvern between 1913 and 1965, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Malvern currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malvern performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Malvern shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Malvern in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malvern 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 385 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.