Girls' name · since 1880
Malvina
1,686 babies named Malvina in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,686
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Malvina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,686 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malvina has been recorded 1,686 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2022.
- #5,289 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,686 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malvina ranks #5,289 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,686 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,686
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Malvina's 1,686 recorded births place it above 92.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Malvina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malvina's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malvina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2022
- Peak year (1917)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Malvina by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (375 births, 22% of the file).
1910s was Malvina's strongest decade.
375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Malvina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 136
1880s
136 births
- 1890s
1890s
182 births
- 1900s
1900s
159 births
- 1910s
1910s
375 births
- 1920s
1920s
330 births
- 1930s
1930s
152 births
- 1940s 125
1940s
125 births
- 1950s 99
1950s
99 births
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 375 births (22% of all-time use).
How Malvina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Malvina's total volume
Malvina by state
Where Malvina concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 147 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 50 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 39 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 24 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
147 of 1,686 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Malvina's data
- Malvina's decade-level peak was the 1910s (375 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Malvinas (147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malvina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1880–2022 (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 Malvina 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.