How Many People Are Named Malven?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Malven. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Malven peaked in popularity in 1925 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malven 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 Malven paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Malven is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1925
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malven
Malven is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Malven as a male name
Ranked #4,341 in 1930
5 male births in 1930
Peak: 1925 (6 births)
Malven: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malven span from the 1920s to the 1930s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 6 babies were registered. Malven remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Malven by Decade
How has Malven 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.
Malven + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malven as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malven
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Malven: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malven?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Malven 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 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Malven a common name?
Malven is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malven most popular?
Malven reached peak popularity in 1925, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malven is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malven a male name?
Malven is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malven Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malven Smith, Malven Johnson, Malven 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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