Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2017
Malaylah
16 babies named Malaylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 2017–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
16 girls have been named Malaylah since 2017, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Malaylah has 16 recorded births among girls since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2021.
- 16 total births
- 2017–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Malaylah since 2017, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 16
- total births
- 2017–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Malaylah was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
6 babies were named Malaylah in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Malaylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malaylah's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malaylah at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2017
Malaylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2021
- Peak year (2021)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Malaylah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Malaylah's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Malaylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Malaylah? ▼
Malaylah has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 6 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Malaylah most popular? ▼
Malaylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Malaylah been used? ▼
Malaylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 5 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Malaylah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Malaylah's data
- Malaylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Malaylah
Nearby Names Like Malaylah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Malaylah
Mallory Girl
#412 59,044 births
Malia Girl
#328 31,606 births
Malinda Girl
#2857 21,464 births
Maliyah Girl
#589 15,359 births
Malaysia Girl
#855 11,031 births
Compare Malaylah side by side: Malaylah vs Mallory Malaylah vs Malia Malaylah vs Malinda
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2017–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Malaylah: Baby Name Since 2017 - 16 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/malaylah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Malaylah 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 July 2026.