boy's name

Maléo

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 62

Maléo is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2008, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 2008.

Maléo over time

Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Maléo by decade in France
Decade Births
2000s 5
2010s 35
2020s (to 2024) 10

How popular is Maléo?

In 2024, Maléo was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Maléo is used

France #5,056 5 in 2024
United States as Maleo #10,016 7 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Maléo is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Maleo Maleo is a spelling of Maléo, used in the United States, where it ranks #10,016. 22

Names that peaked alongside Maléo

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Maléo also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maléo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Maléo

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maléo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Maléo

Is Maléo a girl's or a boy's name?

Maléo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Maléo most popular?

Maléo peaked in 2008, when 5 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Maléo a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maléo currently ranks #10,016 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.