Boys' name · since 1886
Malvin
Malvin has 2,673 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,673
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Malvin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 2,673 recorded since 1886.
Malvin has 2,673 recorded births among boys since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2023.
- #2,749 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,673 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malvin ranks #2,749 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,673 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,673
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Malvin's 2,673 recorded births place it above 93.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Arkansas.
Malvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malvin splits its recorded history at 1963: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 68 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malvin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2023
- Peak year (1921)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Malvin popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 1922 (Malvin as girls' name)
Malvin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (547 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Malvin's strongest decade.
547 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Malvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1900s 38
1900s
38 births
- 1910s
1910s
333 births
- 1920s
1920s
547 births
- 1930s
1930s
393 births
- 1940s
1940s
332 births
- 1950s
1950s
285 births
- 1960s 180
1960s
180 births
- 1970s 155
1970s
155 births
- 1980s 97
1980s
97 births
- 1990s 88
1990s
88 births
- 2000s 95
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 98
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 547 births (20% of all-time use).
How Malvin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Malvin's total volume
Malvin by state
Where Malvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 118 | 4.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 102 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 70 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 62 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 38 | 1.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 26 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 10 | 0.4% |
118 of 2,673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Malvin appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Malvin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (547 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Malvins (118 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Malvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1886–2023 (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 Malvin 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.