Malan

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Malan by the numbers

Malan was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Malan

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Malakangel or king47 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Milan169 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mayan12 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Malon8 in the US (2017)
  • Marianof Mary; relating to the Virgin Mary195 in the US (2017)
  • Masynstone worker; a modern respelling of Mason100 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Malan

Names that are said the same way as Malan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Malinlittle strong one9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Malonedescendant of the servant of john7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mahlonsickness, weakness36 in the US (2017)
  • Mahlinfrom mahli; sickly or weak one4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maylin88 in the US (2017)
  • Mailen38 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Malan

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