Recorded 2001–2022 Girls' name Peak 2001 11 births

Malaz — girls' name

11 babies named Malaz in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62020s5
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Malaz was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

6 babies were named Malaz in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malaz

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Malaz between 2001 and 2022, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malaz currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malaz performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Malaz shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malaz 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 11 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.

Malaz at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

11

Since 2001

22 years of records

Peak year

2001

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2001

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2022

Malaz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2001

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 20222001 6

Malaz by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 55% of Malaz's all-time total
2000s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malaz?
11 babies have been named Malaz since 2001. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2001 with 6 births.
When was Malaz most popular?
Malaz was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Malaz been used?
Malaz has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 22 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Malaz?
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.

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, 2001–2022 (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.