Girls' name · since 2006
Malaiah
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 227 babies named Malaiah, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,208 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 227
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Malaiah is the #14208 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 227 recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malaiah has been recorded 227 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #14208 nationally and more common than 18% 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 2006 to 2025.
- #18,532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,208 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 227 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malaiah ranks #18,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,208 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 227 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,208 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 227
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malaiah's 227 recorded births place it above 74.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Malaiah compares
227 39th 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
Malaiah's all-time total is 40% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malaiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 227 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malaiah splits its recorded history at 2016: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malaiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Malaiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (126 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Malaiah's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Malaiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 126 births (56% of all-time use).
Malaiah by state
Where Malaiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 227 births nationwide.
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What to do with Malaiah's data
- Malaiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (126 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Malaiahs (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 Malaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Malaiah 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.