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Malyn

100% girls · 6 born in 2025

Malyn has been given to about 176 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 174
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Malyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 13
  • Born in 20256
  • All time176

How popular is Malyn?

Its best year was 2005, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 8664th. The typical living American called Malyn is about 20 years old today.

Names that sound like Malyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marlyn0.88
  2. Kalyn0.85
  3. Jalyn0.85
  4. Allyn0.81
  5. Emmalyn0.78
  6. Jaclyn0.75
  7. Katlyn0.75
  8. Jazlyn0.75

Middle names for Malyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Malyn Eve0.80
  2. Malyn Elizabeth0.78
  3. Malyn Josephine0.78
  4. Malyn Anne0.78
  5. Malyn Rose0.77
  6. Malyn Louise0.77

Sibling names for Malyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.73
  2. Ilianasister · 0.71
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.71
  4. Abdullahbrother · 0.70
  5. Keatonbrother · 0.70
  6. Hanasister · 0.69

Where Malyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Malyn Anderson0.74
    2. Malyn White0.72
    3. Malyn Reyes0.72
    4. Malyn Lee0.72
    5. Malyn Hill0.72
    6. Malyn Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Malyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.