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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Malvin

Malvin was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 742nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (68). More babies were named Malvin in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192168 babies
Total since 1880
2,685babies recorded

Malvin popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 12 since 1922.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#9,2468
2010#8,5459
2000#6,17611
1990#4,31713
1980#4,02410
1970#1,87923
1960#2,01717
1950#1,21436
1940#1,35325
1930#85260
1920#87362
1910#1,01811
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Malvin, counting every spelling?

Malvin has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Malvin?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Malvin are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 32 and 73. That makes Malvin a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Malvin by state

How common Malvin was among boys born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (4.7×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesAR0.15Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesLA0.24Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAL0.05Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTX0.07Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Malvin, boys, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Malvin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malvin, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Malvin

How popular is the name Malvin?

Malvin was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 742nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (68). More babies were named Malvin in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Malvin a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Malvin in the US.

Where was Malvin most popular?

In 1919–1923, Malvin was most common in Louisiana (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arkansas and Texas.