Maleka vs Malia

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

Name A

Maleka

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Name B

Malia

Girl name · Rank #326

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Metric Maleka Malia
Current Rank Unranked #326
Total Births (all years) 398 30,729
Peak Year 1980 2009
Peak Year Births 23 1,700
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1970 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Maleka Malia
1910ss — 5
1940ss — 5
1950ss — 323
1960ss — 449
1970ss 91 1,027
1980ss 106 1,442
1990ss 133 2,477
2000ss 43 8,205
2010ss 18 11,138
2020ss 7 5,658

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maleka Malia
2014 — 955
2015 6 1,031
2016 — 1,236
2017 6 1,429
2018 — 1,279
2019 6 1,264
2020 — 1,171
2021 7 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, 1970–2021.

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