Malvin
Boy · MAL-vin · Scottish
Malvin is a boys' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Malvin mean?
Scottish: variant of Melvin
A variant of Melvin, a Scottish surname probably derived from Melville.
- Say it
- MAL-vin
Is Malvin a girl's or a boy's name?
Malvin is a boys' name.
How popular is Malvin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 7 boys.
Malvin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
How popular is Malvin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1921, with 68 boys. It first appears in the records in 1886.
Half of all the boys named Malvin in the US since 1880 were born between 1925 and 1963, the years shaded on the chart below.
Malvin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,275 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,783 |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,846 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,129 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,852 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,962 |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,719 |
| 1964 | 22 | #1,699 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,838 |
| 1962 | 24 | #1,624 |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,947 |
| 1960 | 17 | #1,972 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,032 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,765 |
| 1957 | 27 | #1,510 |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,607 |
| 1955 | 28 | #1,457 |
| 1954 | 34 | #1,291 |
| 1953 | 37 | #1,230 |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,322 |
| 1951 | 31 | #1,331 |
| 1950 | 36 | #1,202 |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,461 |
| 1948 | 36 | #1,193 |
| 1947 | 46 | #1,063 |
| 1946 | 38 | #1,123 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,248 |
| 1944 | 27 | #1,282 |
| 1943 | 37 | #1,120 |
| 1942 | 34 | #1,193 |
| 1941 | 36 | #1,091 |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,334 |
| 1939 | 33 | #1,120 |
| 1938 | 32 | #1,149 |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,233 |
| 1936 | 30 | #1,205 |
| 1935 | 48 | #915 |
| 1934 | 48 | #909 |
| 1933 | 32 | #1,159 |
| 1932 | 38 | #1,090 |
| 1931 | 43 | #1,015 |
| 1930 | 60 | #841 |
| 1929 | 48 | #975 |
| 1928 | 53 | #927 |
| 1927 | 58 | #892 |
| 1926 | 41 | #1,108 |
| 1925 | 56 | #900 |
| 1924 | 62 | #872 |
| 1923 | 40 | #1,128 |
| 1922 | 59 | #905 |
| 1921 | 68 | #834 |
| 1920 | 62 | #865 |
| 1919 | 50 | #949 |
| 1918 | 39 | #1,094 |
| 1917 | 45 | #964 |
| 1916 | 40 | #1,013 |
| 1915 | 49 | #879 |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,073 |
| 1913 | 40 | #734 |
| 1912 | 22 | #970 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,189 |
| 1910 | 11 | #980 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,155 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,372 |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #852 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,204 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,012 |
| 1901 | 6 | #942 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #845 |
Nicknames for Malvin
- Mal
Names like Malvin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Leon Freddie Stanley Harry Wilfred Martin Franklin Arthur Reuben Charlie William Edward
Names related to Malvin
More Scottish names
Isla Finley Logan Arabella Cameron Bonnie Paisley Brody Carson Maxwell Brodie Finlay Blair Lennox Skye Knox