Girls' name · since 1993
Malayia
490 babies named Malayia in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,107 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 490
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
490 babies have been named Malayia since 1993, making it today's #9107 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Malayia recorded 490 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #9107 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, 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 1993 to 2025.
- #12,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,107 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 490 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malayia ranks #12,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,107 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 490 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,107 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 490
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malayia's 490 recorded births place it above 83.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Malayia compares
490 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Malayia's all-time total is 30% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malayia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 490 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malayia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malayia's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malayia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Malayia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (237 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Malayia's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Malayia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
135 births
- 2010s
2010s
237 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 237 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Malayia's data
- Malayia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (237 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Malayia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Malayia 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.