Malex
Marlex is a trademarked name for a crystalline polypropylene and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). These plastics were invented by J. Paul Hogan and Robert Banks, two research chemists at the Phillips Petroleum Company in 1951.
Meaning & Origin of Malex
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marlex is a trademarked name for a crystalline polypropylene and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). These plastics were invented by J. Paul Hogan and Robert Banks, two research chemists at the Phillips Petroleum Company in 1951.
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The Story of Malex
American parents first put Malex on the record books as a baby boy name in 2013, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 6 Malexs were born — ranking #10,757 that year. About 69% of every Malex on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Malex last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 16 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Malex
Malex is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Malex's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #10,757. Use the chart and map above to compare Malex's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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