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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Malu

Used in both girl and boy records

Malu appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Malu by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDMalu as a girl’s nameUS records 1995–2024
#14719girl rank2024peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDMalu as a boy’s nameUS records 2020–2020
#37047boy rank2020peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Malu in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201923 uses#526820201995–202016 listed years
Boy20205 uses#1190020202020–20201 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.