Girls' name · since 2004
Malayla
323 babies named Malayla in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,266 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 323
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
323 babies have been named Malayla since 2004, making it today's #6266 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malayla has been recorded 323 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #6266 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, 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 2025.
- #15,312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,266 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 323 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malayla ranks #15,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,266 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 323 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,266 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 323
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malayla's 323 recorded births place it above 78.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Malayla compares
323 46th percentile among 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
Malayla's all-time total is 14% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 323 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malayla splits its recorded history at 2015: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Malayla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (174 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Malayla's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Malayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 62
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
174 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 174 births (54% of all-time use).
Malayla by state
Where Malayla concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 323 births nationwide.
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What to do with Malayla's data
- Malayla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (174 total births) through the 2020s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Malaylas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malayla: 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 (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Malayla 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.