Girls' name · since 2010

Malayha

16 babies named Malayha in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#48,975 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade

16 girls have been named Malayha since 2010, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Malayha recorded 16 times among girls since 2010, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2014.

  • #48,975 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 16 born since 2010
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malayha ranks #48,975 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.

#48,975 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Malayha's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Malayha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Malayha splits its recorded history at 2012: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Malayha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2012)
6
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 201020122014 5

Malayha by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Malayha's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Malayha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malayha?
Malayha has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2010, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #48,975 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 6 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Malayha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malayha ranks #48,975 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Malayha most popular?
Malayha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Malayha been used?
The SSA has tracked Malayha since 2010 -- 5 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Malayha?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Malayha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2010–2014 (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 Malayha 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.