Girls' name · since 1991
Malaysha
Malaysha has 523 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,350 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 523
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
523 babies have been named Malaysha since 1991, making it today's #12350 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Malaysha recorded 523 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #12350 nationally today, ahead of 29% of girls, 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 1991 to 2025.
- #11,515 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,350 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 523 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malaysha ranks #11,515 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,350 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 523 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,350 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 523
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malaysha's 523 recorded births place it above 84.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Malaysha compares
523 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Malaysha's all-time total is 39% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malaysha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 523 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malaysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malaysha's full recorded timeline at 2008, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malaysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Malaysha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (239 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Malaysha's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Malaysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 239 births (46% of all-time use).
How Malaysha 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 Malaysha's total volume
Malaysha by state
Where Malaysha concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 2.3% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 8 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
12 of 523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Malaysha's data
- Malaysha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Malayshas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Malaysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Malaysha 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.