Malu vs Malia

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

Name A

Malu

Girl name · Rank #5219

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Name B

Malia

Girl name · Rank #326

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Metric Malu Malia
Current Rank #5219 #326
Total Births (all years) 247 30,729
Peak Year 2024 2009
Peak Year Births 25 1,700
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1995 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Malu Malia
1910ss — 5
1940ss — 5
1950ss — 323
1960ss — 449
1970ss — 1,027
1980ss — 1,442
1990ss 10 2,477
2000ss 25 8,205
2010ss 103 11,138
2020ss 109 5,658

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malu Malia
2014 6 955
2015 6 1,031
2016 14 1,236
2017 14 1,429
2018 15 1,279
2019 23 1,264
2020 23 1,171
2021 22 1,204
2022 23 1,191
2023 16 1,146
2024 25 946

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, 1995–2024.

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