Girls' name · since 1981
Maly
209 babies named Maly in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 209
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maly is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 209 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maly has been recorded 209 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2017.
- #19,381 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 209 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maly ranks #19,381 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 209 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 209
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maly's 209 recorded births place it above 73.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Maly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maly's full recorded timeline at 1994, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2017
- Peak year (1990)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Maly by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (90 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Maly's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Maly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 90 births (43% of all-time use).
Maly by state
Where Maly concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 15.3% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 2.4% |
32 of 209 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Maly's decade-level peak was the 1990s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Malys (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1981–2017 (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 Maly 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.