Malu
#15,849 most common girls' name of all time · #26,127 across all names · 2% male / 98% female · used 1995–2025
Rank among girls
#15,849
Rank overall
#26,127 of 105,966
First appeared
1995
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
263
Since 2016
191
Peak year
2020 #5,425
Best rank
#5,247 2024
Girls
Boys
peak 28/yr
Malu first appears in 1995. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2024 | 25 | — | 25 | #5,247 |
| 2023 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,102 |
| 2022 | 23 | — | 23 | #5,583 |
| 2021 | 22 | — | 22 | #5,673 |
| 2020 | 23 | 5 | 28 | #5,425 |
| 2019 | 23 | — | 23 | #5,562 |
| 2018 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,626 |
| 2017 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,120 |
| 2016 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,221 |
| 2015 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,317 |
| 2014 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,423 |
| 2013 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,950 |
| 2011 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,763 |
| 2010 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,896 |
| 2009 | 6 | — | 6 | #16,203 |
| 2007 | 6 | — | 6 | #16,543 |
| 2006 | 8 | — | 8 | #13,106 |
| 2002 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,911 |
| 1998 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,851 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,552 |