Recorded 1995–2009 Girls' name Peak 2001 69 births

Malavika — girls' name

69 babies named Malavika in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s47
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Malavika was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

11 babies were named Malavika in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malavika

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Malavika between 1995 and 2009, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malavika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malavika performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Malavika shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malavika 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 69 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.

Malavika at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

69

Since 1995

15 years of records

Peak year

2001

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1995

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2009

Malavika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1995

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2001)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 2009200720062004200320022001199919981995 7

Malavika by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
47 births that decade — 68% of Malavika's all-time total
1990s222000s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malavika?
69 babies have been named Malavika since 1995. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2001 with 11 births.
When was Malavika most popular?
Malavika was most popular in the 2000s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Malavika been used?
Malavika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 15 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Malavika?
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, 1995–2009 (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.