babyNamedMalo
“bright prince”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Celtic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 26th
- births in 2023–2025
- 5,160
- babies born in France
- 1 in 352
- +8.2% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2024
Meaning and origin of Malo
Malo is thought to mean “bright prince” and is of Celtic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Malo in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2024.
- Over recent years, Malo has been rising (+8.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Malo every 1.7 schools, all spellings combined.
Malo in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 82,635
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
18 babies in 3 years1 boy in 285,641
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Malo and Mâlo are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Mâlo5
- Mallo5
- Malho5
- Maloh5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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