Is Maleny a boy or girl name?

Maleny is a girl’s name. Of the 536 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Maleny

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Maleny was most popular in 1993, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,700 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 536 people named Maleny.

Maleny over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maleny’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maleny a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maleny is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 536 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Maleny

Where Maleny is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org