Total births
8
Girls' name · since 2024
Malaica
8 babies named Malaica in U.S. Social Security records since 2024, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12146
- among girls today
- 8
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- more common than other girls
Malaica currently ranks #12146 among girls' names in America, with 8 babies recorded since 2024.
Malaica has 8 recorded births among girls since 2024, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12146 as of the latest data, more common than 31% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2024 to 2024.
- #12146 among girls today
- 8 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 31% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Malaica is currently the #12146 girls' name in America, more common than 31% of girls - 8 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12146
- among girls today
- 8
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- more common than other girls
Malaica vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12146
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 31% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Malaica was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Malaica in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Malaica compares
8 2th percentile among 17,726 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
Malaica's all-time total is 98% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malaica | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Malaica at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#12,146
Active since
2024
Malaica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Malaica by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Malaica's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Malaica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 8 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Malaica? ▼
8 babies have been named Malaica since 2024. It currently ranks #12146 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 8 births.
When was Malaica most popular? ▼
Malaica was most popular in the 2020s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Malaica been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Malaica since 2024 -- 1 year through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Malaica? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Malaica
Nearby Names Like Malaica
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Malaica
Mallory Girl
#412 59,044 births
Malia Girl
#328 31,606 births
Malinda Girl
#2857 21,464 births
Maliyah Girl
#589 15,359 births
Malaysia Girl
#855 11,031 births
Compare Malaica side by side: Malaica vs Mallory Malaica vs Malia Malaica vs Malinda
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2024–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Malaica: #12146 Girls' Name - 8 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/malaica. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Malaica 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 June 2026.