US rank #10183 Girls' name Peak 2019 73 births

Malaynah — #10183 US girls' name

73 babies named Malaynah in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s182020s55
#10183
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 42% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Malaynah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

18 babies were named Malaynah in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malaynah

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Malaynah between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malaynah currently holds the #10183 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malaynah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Malaynah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Malaynah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malaynah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 73 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Malaynah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

73

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2019

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,183

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malaynah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
18
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5101520 202420232022202120202019 18

Malaynah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
55 births that decade — 75% of Malaynah's all-time total
2010s182020s55

Malaynah by state

Where Malaynah concentrates geographically — total births since 2019

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Malaynah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 9.6%
California share of Malaynah's total US births 9.6%

7 of 73 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malaynah?
73 babies have been named Malaynah since 2019. It currently ranks #10183 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 18 births.
When was Malaynah most popular?
Malaynah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Malaynah most popular?
The top states for the name Malaynah are California (7 births).
How long has the name Malaynah been used?
Malaynah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malaynah?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2019–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.