Is Malerie a boy or girl name?

Malerie is a girl’s name. Of the 1,261 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Malerie

Recorded 1983–2025 · United States

Malerie was most popular in 1987, when 88 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,393 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,261 people named Malerie.

Malerie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Malerie’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Malerie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Malerie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,261 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 Malerie

Where Malerie 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