Girls' name · since 2004
Malayjah
158 babies named Malayjah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malayjah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 158 recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malayjah has been recorded 158 times among girls since 2004, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2022.
- #22,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 158 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malayjah ranks #22,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 158 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malayjah's 158 recorded births place it above 69.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Malayjah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malayjah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 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 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malayjah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2022
- Peak year (2012)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Malayjah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Malayjah's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Malayjah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (60% of all-time use).
Malayjah by state
Where Malayjah concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 10 | 6.3% |
10 of 158 births nationwide.
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What to do with Malayjah's data
- Malayjah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Malayjahs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Malayjah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2004–2022 (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 Malayjah 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.