Total births
56
Boys' name · since 2004
Malakiah
56 babies named Malakiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 56
- total births
- 2004–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Malakiah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 56 recorded since 2004.
Malakiah has 56 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2022.
- 56 total births
- 2004–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
56 boys have been named Malakiah since 2004, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 56
- total births
- 2004–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Malakiah was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
9 babies were named Malakiah in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Malakiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malakiah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malakiah at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Malakiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2022
- Peak year (2010)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Malakiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Malakiah's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Malakiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Malakiah? ▼
Since 2004, Social Security records show 56 babies named Malakiah. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2010, with 9 births.
When was Malakiah most popular? ▼
Malakiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Malakiah been used? ▼
Malakiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 19 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Malakiah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Malcolm, Malachi, Malik, Malakai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Malakiah's data
- Malakiah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Malakiah
Nearby Names Like Malakiah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Malakiah
Malcolm Boy
#314 70,209 births
Malachi Boy
#149 65,758 births
Malik Boy
#428 49,607 births
Malakai Boy
#232 17,830 births
Malcom Boy
#1737 5,864 births
Compare Malakiah side by side: Malakiah vs Malcolm Malakiah vs Malachi Malakiah vs Malik
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2004–2022 (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. "Malakiah: Baby Name Since 2004 - 56 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/malakiah. 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 Malakiah 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 July 2026.