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Malone

Unisex

Meaning of Malone: Irish: 'devotee of Saint John'

Malone is a unisex name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 3257th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3257

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

727

First recorded 1914 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 6 babies2005: 23 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 6 babies2008: 19 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 13 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 29 babies2014: 31 babies2015: 26 babies2016: 31 babies2017: 39 babies2018: 38 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 28 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 32 babies2023: 27 babies2024: 30 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Malone per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

54% boys · 46% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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