Girls' name · since 1965
Malaina
890 babies named Malaina in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,136 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,594 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 890
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Malaina is the #9594 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 890 recorded since 1965.
Malaina has 890 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9594 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #8,136 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,594 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 890 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malaina ranks #8,136 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,594 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 890 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,136 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,594 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 890
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malaina's 890 recorded births place it above 88.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Malaina compares
890 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Malaina's all-time total is 137% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malaina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 890 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malaina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malaina splits its recorded history at 2000: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malaina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Malaina by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (343 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Malaina's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Malaina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s
2000s
343 births
- 2010s
2010s
216 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 343 births (39% of all-time use).
How Malaina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Malaina's total volume
Malaina by state
Where Malaina concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 2.8% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.6% |
25 of 890 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Malaina's data
- Malaina's decade-level peak was the 2000s (343 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Malainas (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Malaina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Malaina 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.