Boy or Girl

Is Malvin a boy or girl name?

Malvin was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 2,685 US babies named Malvin were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
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Girl rank, 2024
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Babies named Malvin since 1886
2,685
Most popular year
1921
68 babies
Babies named Malvin each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Malvin from 1886 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0204060801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Malvin, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s600%
1890s00–
1900s3800%
1910s33300%
1920s547122.1%
1930s39300%
1940s33200%
1950s28500%
1960s18000%
1970s15500%
1980s9700%
1990s8800%
2000s9500%
2010s9800%
2020s2600%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20236#11,7230–
20227#10,4640–
20215#13,3580–
20208#9,2360–
20198#9,4230–
20189#8,5800–
20178#9,3880–
20169#8,5680–
201517#5,4330–
201410#7,9250–
201314#6,1190–
20120–0–
201114#6,1340–
20109#8,5450–
200911#7,5270–
20088#9,5420–
200710#7,9640–
200612#6,7450–
200510#7,4680–
20048#8,6320–
20037#9,2680–
200210#6,8570–
20018#8,0350–
200011#6,1760–
19996#9,4560–
19988#7,2870–
19978#7,0260–
19967#7,6670–
19957#7,4970–
199413#4,7030–
19938#6,6110–
199210#5,5000–
19918#6,2990–
199013#4,3170–
19898#6,0020–
19885#8,0560–
19879#4,8020–
198617#2,9610–
19858#4,9930–
198411#3,8380–
19838#4,7540–
19828#4,8540–
198113#3,3410–
198010#4,0220–
19798#4,6780–
197816#2,7480–
197712#3,3070–
197612#3,1870–
197513#3,0140–
197418#2,3260–
197314#2,6680–
197214#2,6150–
197125#1,8120–
197023#1,8790–
196916#2,1920–
19689#3,0150–
196718#1,8800–
196616#2,0180–
196521#1,7580–
196422#1,7200–
196319#1,8720–
196224#1,6540–
196118#1,9810–
196017#2,0160–
195916#2,0770–
195820#1,8140–
195727#1,5350–
195624#1,6280–
195528#1,4730–
195434#1,3040–
195337#1,2380–
195232#1,3370–
195131#1,3390–
195036#1,2140–
194925#1,4890–
194836#1,2090–
194746#1,0770–
194638#1,1390–
194528#1,2600–
194427#1,3020–
194337#1,1340–
194234#1,2070–
194136#1,1020–
194025#1,3530–
193933#1,1340–
193832#1,1630–
193729#1,2560–
193630#1,2160–
193548#9200–
193448#9140–
193332#1,1740–
193238#1,1050–
193143#1,0220–
193060#8520–
192948#9790–
192853#9346#4,524
192758#8950–
192641#1,1180–
192556#9070–
192462#8770–
192340#1,1360–
192259#9106#4,800
192168#8400–
192062#8730–
191950#9540–
191839#1,1030–
191745#9760–
191640#1,0200–
191549#8880–
191428#1,0870–
191340#7420–
191222#9830–
19119#1,2510–
191011#1,0180–
19097#1,2270–
19085#1,5240–
19070–0–
19069#8930–
19050–0–
19045#1,3290–
19030–0–
19026#1,0990–
19016#1,0140–
19000–0–
18990–0–
18980–0–
18970–0–
18960–0–
18950–0–
18940–0–
18930–0–
18920–0–
18910–0–
18900–0–
18890–0–
18880–0–
18870–0–
18866#9230–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Malvin reached #742 in 1913. As a girl name, it reached #4,524 in 1928. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Malvin

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.