Recorded 2009–2014 Girls' name Peak 2013 18 births

Malaila — girls' name

18 babies named Malaila in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s13
2010s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Malaila was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

7 babies were named Malaila in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malaila

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Malaila between 2009 and 2014, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malaila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malaila performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Malaila shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malaila in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Malaila at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

18

Since 2009

6 years of records

Peak year

2013

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2009

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2014

Malaila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2009

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2013)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
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Malaila by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
13 births that decade — 72% of Malaila's all-time total
2000s52010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malaila?
18 babies have been named Malaila since 2009. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2013 with 7 births.
When was Malaila most popular?
Malaila was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Malaila been used?
Malaila has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 6 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Malaila?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2009–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.