Given name & surname
Malan
“the little warrior”
Malan is a variant of Malin. One English interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malan is a variant of Malin. One English interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malan is a variant of Malin. An origin associated with Malin is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 214
- 5 boys · 209 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,544 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,544 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 286 as a first name in 2020; 1,592 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Malan
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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