Recorded 1994–2003 Girls' name Peak 1994 41 births

Imalay — girls' name

41 babies named Imalay in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s362000s5
1990s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Imalay was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

22 babies were named Imalay in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Imalay

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Imalay between 1994 and 2003, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Imalay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Imalay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Imalay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Imalay in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Imalay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 41 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Imalay at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

41

Since 1994

10 years of records

Peak year

1994

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1994

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2003

Imalay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1994

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1994)
22
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
0510152025 2003199619951994 22

Imalay by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 88% of Imalay's all-time total
1990s362000s5

Imalay by state

Where Imalay concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Imalay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 19.5%
#2 California
5 12.2%
Texas share of Imalay's total US births 19.5%
Even split

8 of 41 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Imalay?
41 babies have been named Imalay since 1994. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1994 with 22 births.
When was Imalay most popular?
Imalay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Imalay most popular?
The top states for the name Imalay are Texas (8 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Imalay been used?
Imalay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 10 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Imalay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Imani, Ima, Iman, Imari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.