Girls' name · since 2000
Maaliyah
306 babies named Maaliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,965 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 306
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maaliyah currently ranks #13965 among girls' names in America, with 306 babies recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maaliyah has been recorded 306 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #13965 nationally and more common than 19% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #15,734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,965 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 306 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maaliyah ranks #15,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,965 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 306 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,965 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 306
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maaliyah's 306 recorded births place it above 78.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maaliyah compares
306 45th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maaliyah's all-time total is 19% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maaliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 306 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maaliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maaliyah splits its recorded history at 2013: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maaliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Maaliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (132 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Maaliyah's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Maaliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 132 births (43% of all-time use).
Maaliyah by state
Where Maaliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.6% |
6 of 306 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maaliyah's data
- Maaliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maaliyahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maaliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maaliyah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.