How Many People Are Named Malone?
An estimated 638 people in the United States have the first name Malone. It is used for both genders, with 53.5% male. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Malone peaked in popularity in 2017 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malone as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Malone paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
638
About 1 in 537,233 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
53.5% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2017
39 births
Total Registered
692
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malone
Malone is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (53.5%) and females (46.5%). Out of 692 total births registered, 370 were male and 322 were female.
Malone as a male name
Ranked #4,802 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (21 births)
Malone as a female name
Ranked #10,742 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (24 births)
Malone: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malone span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 279 babies were registered. While Malone is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Malone by Decade
How has Malone tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Malone by State
Malone + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malone as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malone
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Malone: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malone?
We estimate approximately 638 people named Malone are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 537,233 Americans share this first name.
Is Malone a common name?
Malone is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 692 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malone most popular?
Malone reached peak popularity in 2017, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malone is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malone a male name?
Malone is predominantly male. 53.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malone Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malone Smith, Malone Johnson, Malone Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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