Girls' name · since 1987
Malayna
1,392 babies named Malayna in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,992 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,163 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,392
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malayna currently ranks #5163 among girls' names in America, with 1,392 babies recorded since 1987.
Malayna has 1,392 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5163 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #5,992 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,163 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,392 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malayna ranks #5,992 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,163 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,392 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,992 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,163 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,392
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malayna's 1,392 recorded births place it above 91.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Malayna compares
1,392 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Malayna's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malayna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,392 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malayna's full recorded timeline at 2007, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 106 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malayna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Malayna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (576 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Malayna's strongest decade.
576 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Malayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 176
1990s
176 births
- 2000s
2000s
576 births
- 2010s
2010s
457 births
- 2020s 177
2020s
177 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 576 births (41% of all-time use).
How Malayna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Malayna's total volume
Malayna by state
Where Malayna concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 47 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 44 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 30 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 29 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 13 | 0.9% |
47 of 1,392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Malayna appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Malayna's data
- Malayna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (576 total births); usage has since declined to 177 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Malaynas (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Malayna 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.