Girls' name · since 1992
Malasia
748 babies named Malasia in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,143 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,394 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 748
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
748 babies have been named Malasia since 1992, making it today's #10394 girls' name.
Malasia has 748 recorded births among girls since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10394 as of the latest data, more common than 40% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #9,143 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,394 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 748 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malasia ranks #9,143 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,394 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 748 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,143 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,394 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 748
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malasia's 748 recorded births place it above 87.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Malasia compares
748 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Malasia's all-time total is 99% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malasia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 748 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malasia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malasia's full recorded timeline at 2009, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malasia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Malasia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (300 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Malasia's strongest decade.
300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Malasia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
146 births
- 2000s
2000s
300 births
- 2010s
2010s
236 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 300 births (40% of all-time use).
How Malasia 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 Malasia's total volume
Malasia by state
Where Malasia concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 20 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
20 of 748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Malasia's data
- Malasia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (300 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Malasias (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Malasia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Malasia 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.