Girls' name · since 2005
Malai
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 205 babies named Malai, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,588 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 205
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Malai is the #10588 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 205 recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malai has been recorded 205 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #10588 nationally and more common than 39% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #19,570 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,588 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 205 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malai ranks #19,570 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,588 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 205 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,588 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 205
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malai's 205 recorded births place it above 72.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Malai compares
205 37th 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
Malai's all-time total is 45% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malai | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 205 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malai's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Malai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (82 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Malai's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Malai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 82 births (40% of all-time use).
Malai by state
Where Malai concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 205 births nationwide.
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What to do with Malai's data
- Malai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Malais (5 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 Malai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Malai 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.