Girls' name · since 1953
Malana
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 1,210 babies named Malana, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,898 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,210
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Malana is the #6898 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,210 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Malana recorded 1,210 times among girls since 1953, holding rank #6898 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #6,578 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,898 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,210 born since 1953
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malana ranks #6,578 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,898 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,210 born since 1953, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,898 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,210
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malana's 1,210 recorded births place it above 90.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Malana compares
1,210 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Malana's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,210 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malana's full recorded timeline at 1996, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 67 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Malana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (403 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Malana's strongest decade.
403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Malana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 109
1970s
109 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 141
1990s
141 births
- 2000s
2000s
403 births
- 2010s
2010s
312 births
- 2020s 141
2020s
141 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 403 births (33% of all-time use).
How Malana 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 Malana's total volume
Malana by state
Where Malana concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 65 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
65 of 1,210 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Malana's data
- Malana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (403 total births) through the 2020s (141) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Malanas (65 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 Malana: 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 (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Malana 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.