Malon
The Story of Malon
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Malon as a girl name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Malon — #9,230 in the national rankings. About 56% of every Malon on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Malon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 99 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Malon as a boy name dates back to 1908, when 5 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Malon — #2,523 in the national rankings. Malon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 308 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Malon
Malon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 308 births in the dataset. Malon's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #2,523. Use the chart and map above to compare Malon'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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