Girls' name · since 1999
Malayka
26 babies named Malayka in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #42,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
26 girls have been named Malayka since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Malayka recorded 26 times among girls since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2013.
- #42,805 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malayka ranks #42,805 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #42,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malayka's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Malayka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malayka's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malayka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2013
- Peak year (2013)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Malayka by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Malayka's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Malayka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Malayka's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- 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 Malayka: 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 (~14 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, 1999–2013 (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 Malayka 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.