Is Malone a boy or girl name?

Malone is a unisex name. Of the 727 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 46.5% were girls and 53.5% were boys. It changed hands in 2024, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Malone

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Malone was most popular in 2017, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,610 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 727 people named Malone.

Malone over time

Births per year. The dot marks Malone’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Malone a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Malone is a unisex name — 46.5% of the 727 Americans given it were girls and 53.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 2024 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 54% girls and 46% 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.

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