Malan vs Malia

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

Name A

Malan

Girl name · Rank #9858

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Name B

Malia

Girl name · Rank #326

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Metric Malan Malia
Current Rank #9858 #326
Total Births (all years) 200 30,729
Peak Year 2012 2009
Peak Year Births 17 1,700
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1998 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Malan Malia
1910ss — 5
1940ss — 5
1950ss — 323
1960ss — 449
1970ss — 1,027
1980ss — 1,442
1990ss 15 2,477
2000ss 37 8,205
2010ss 101 11,138
2020ss 47 5,658

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malan Malia
2014 11 955
2015 11 1,031
2016 10 1,236
2017 8 1,429
2018 7 1,279
2019 8 1,264
2020 10 1,171
2021 7 1,204
2022 13 1,191
2023 7 1,146
2024 10 946

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, 1998–2024.

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