Malaikah vs Malia

Side-by-side comparison of Malaikah and Malia — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Malaikah

Girl name

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Name B

Malia

Girl name · Rank #326

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Metric Malaikah Malia
Current Rank Unranked #326
Total Births (all years) 36 30,729
Peak Year 2002 2009
Peak Year Births 7 1,700
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2002 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Malaikah Malia
1910ss — 5
1940ss — 5
1950ss — 323
1960ss — 449
1970ss — 1,027
1980ss — 1,442
1990ss — 2,477
2000ss 12 8,205
2010ss 18 11,138
2020ss 6 5,658

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malaikah Malia
2014 — 955
2015 — 1,031
2016 — 1,236
2017 — 1,429
2018 — 1,279
2019 7 1,264
2020 6 1,171
2021 — 1,204
2022 — 1,191
2023 — 1,146
2024 — 946

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2002–2020.

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