Malone Boy & girl

How popular is Malone?

#6,837 girl name in 2025

16 baby girls were named Malone in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name. Another 19 boys got the name (#5,044 for boys).

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673living people named Malone (est.)
11median age of people named Malone
727babies named Malone since 1880
1 in 94,724US babies born in 2025

Malone popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#6,837 for girls (▲ 3429 from 2024)
Babies in 202516 girls, 19 boys
10-year trendSteady (-11% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#6,719 in 2015, #6,625 in 2020
Peak year2018 (24 girls)
Highest rank#5,311 in 2018
First recorded1993
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)46% boys, 54% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Malone counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Maylin family of names ranked #797 for girls in 2025 (#582 the year before), with 307 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Maylin 123 40%
Mailen 23 7%
Maylen 11 4%
Mailyn 31 10%
Malin 16 5%
Maylynn 25 8%
Maylene 22 7%
Malone 16 5%
Maylyn 13 4%
Malan 8 3%
Mailynn 7 2%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Malone by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1990s21#10,116
2000s56#8,878
2010s172#5,311
2020s89#6,625

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Questions

Is Malone a boy or girl name?
Malone is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 46% of babies named Malone were boys and 54% were girls.
How popular is the name Malone?
16 baby girls were named Malone in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name. Another 19 boys got the name (#5,044 for boys).
When was Malone most popular?
Malone peaked in 2018, when 24 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #5,311 in 2018.
How many people are named Malone?
727 babies have been named Malone in the US since 1880. We estimate about 673 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.