Fun Facts About the Name Maloni
- 507 babies named Maloni: U.S. records list 507 babies given the name Maloni from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maloni Mean?
Maloni is used mainly as a family name, and no single accepted etymology for it has been established. In Italy it belongs to the large class of surnames ending in -i, but that ending by itself says only that the name was recorded in a plural or family form; it does not identify the word the name came from. In Italy, malo can mean "bad" or "ill," yet surnames of this shape are usually tied to a personal name, a byname, or a place rather than to a plain descriptive word, so a literal reading of the name as "the bad one" is not supported. Maloni is also recorded as a surname in India. Because the name appears in more than one part of the world, it most likely has more than one point of origin rather than one root meaning, and the meaning is therefore given here as uncertain.
Maloni Name History & Origins
Maloni is attested as an Italian surname, found especially in the north of the country. As a first name it is uncommon, and in English-speaking countries it is generally taken from the family name rather than inherited from an older given-name tradition; it therefore has no separate documented line of development as a personal name. The Indian surname Maloni belongs to a different naming setting, and the two should not be treated as one name with one history. No specific ancestor word, earlier form, or historical event can be reliably attached to the name as a whole.
How Popular is the Name Maloni?
Maloni has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #3,000 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,748 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2024 | #3,351 | 47 | 0.0029% |
| 2023 | #3,000 | 56 | 0.0035% |
| 2022 | #3,196 | 51 | 0.0031% |
| 2021 | #3,324 | 48 | 0.0029% |
| 2020 | #3,165 | 50 | 0.0031% |
| 2019 | #3,759 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 2018 | #3,644 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 2017 | #5,277 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #8,695 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #10,602 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #10,642 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #14,097 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #14,461 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #10,160 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #14,419 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #13,223 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #16,723 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #16,373 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #15,711 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #16,939 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #16,610 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #12,177 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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