Girls' name · since 1997
Malaia
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 422 babies named Malaia, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,834 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 422
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Malaia currently ranks #4834 among girls' names in America, with 422 babies recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Malaia recorded 422 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #4834 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #13,095 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,834 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 422 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malaia ranks #13,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,834 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 422 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,834 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 422
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Malaia's 422 recorded births place it above 81.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Malaia compares
422 Top 48% higher than 52% of 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
Malaia's all-time total is 12% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malaia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 422 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malaia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malaia's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malaia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Malaia by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (187 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Malaia's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Malaia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 187 births (44% of all-time use).
Malaia by state
Where Malaia concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 18 | 4.3% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 1.4% |
18 of 422 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Malaias (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Malaia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Malaia 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.