Girls' name · since 2003
Malayiah
412 babies named Malayiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,358 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 412
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Malayiah currently ranks #7358 among girls' names in America, with 412 babies recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Malayiah recorded 412 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #7358 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #13,280 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,358 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 412 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malayiah ranks #13,280 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,358 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 412 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,358 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 412
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Malayiah's 412 recorded births place it above 81.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Malayiah compares
412 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Malayiah's all-time total is 10% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malayiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 412 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malayiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malayiah's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malayiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Malayiah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (193 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Malayiah's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Malayiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
165 births
- 2020s
2020s
193 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 193 births (47% of all-time use).
Malayiah by state
Where Malayiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 7 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 1.5% |
10 of 412 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Georgia records the most Malayiahs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2003–2025 (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 Malayiah 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.