girls:
312 births since 1993
#5404 (5th percentile)
boys:
349 births since 1914
#4237 (8th percentile)
overall:
661 births since 1914
#7078 (9th percentile)
The name Malone is the #7,078 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 661 recorded births since 1914. This represents the 8.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 8.5% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,237 (7.6% percentile) for all time with 349 births since 1914. For girls, it ranks #5,404 (5.4% percentile) for all time with 312 births since 1993.
Malone first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1914 (1914 for boys and 1993 for girls). Birth data for Malone is available in 41 out of the 110 years between 1914 and 2023 (41 years for boys and 24 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Malone is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 55.6% of babies named Malone were girls. Interestingly, until around 2012, the name was more popular for boys (68.5% boys from 1914 to 2011), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (59.8% girls from 2012 to 2023).
For boys, Malone reached its peak popularity in 2017, achieving the 1.3% percentile (ranked #902) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2011, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Malone ranks #904 for boys (0.8% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 72.2% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Malone reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 2.0% percentile (ranked #942) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 13 births per million (ranked 2.0% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2018, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Malone ranks #937 for girls (1.1% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 66.4% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Malone".
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