Girls' name · since 1987
Malaysia
Malaysia has 11,031 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #958 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,031
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Malaysia is the #958 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 11,031 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Malaysia recorded 11,031 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #958 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #1,567 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #958 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,031 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malaysia ranks #1,567 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #958 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,031 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #958 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,031
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malaysia's 11,031 recorded births place it above 97.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Malaysia compares
11,031 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Malaysia's all-time total is 29x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malaysia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,031 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 824 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malaysia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malaysia's full recorded timeline at 2006, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 824 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malaysia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 824
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Malaysia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,711 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Malaysia's strongest decade.
5,711 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Malaysia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 882
1990s
882 births
- 2000s 2,010
2000s
2,010 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,711 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,387 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,711 births (52% of all-time use).
How Malaysia 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 Malaysia's total volume
Malaysia by state
Where Malaysia concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 874 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 871 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 731 | 6.6% |
| #4 | California | | 639 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 634 | 5.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 574 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 515 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 515 | 4.7% |
874 of 11,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Malaysia appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Malaysia's data
- Malaysia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,711 total births) through the 2020s (2,387) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Malaysias (874 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Malaysia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malaysia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
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 Malaysia 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.