Maliyah vs Malinda

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

Name A

Maliyah

Girl name · Rank #587

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Name B

Malinda

Girl name · Rank #2877

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Metric Maliyah Malinda
Current Rank #587 #2877
Total Births (all years) 14,888 21,394
Peak Year 2009 1969
Peak Year Births 1,117 460
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maliyah Malinda
1880ss — 485
1890ss — 590
1900ss — 601
1910ss — 893
1920ss — 789
1930ss — 562
1940ss — 1,433
1950ss — 2,757
1960ss — 3,544
1970ss — 4,100
1980ss — 2,458
1990ss 316 1,251
2000ss 3,702 939
2010ss 7,939 684
2020ss 2,931 308

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maliyah Malinda
2014 735 84
2015 728 80
2016 757 66
2017 790 62
2018 739 71
2019 766 62
2020 665 60
2021 585 48
2022 595 67
2023 571 76
2024 515 57

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, 1994–2024.

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