Girls' name · since 1954
Malea
Malea has 2,540 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,768 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,540
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,540 babies have been named Malea since 1954, making it today's #5768 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malea has been recorded 2,540 times among girls since 1954, currently ranked #5768 nationally and more common than 67% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #4,003 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,768 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,540 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malea ranks #4,003 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,768 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,540 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,768 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,540
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malea's 2,540 recorded births place it above 94.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Malea compares
2,540 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Malea's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,540 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malea's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 100, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Malea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (831 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Malea's strongest decade.
831 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Malea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 81
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 101
1960s
101 births
- 1970s 135
1970s
135 births
- 1980s 192
1980s
192 births
- 1990s
1990s
368 births
- 2000s
2000s
831 births
- 2010s
2010s
609 births
- 2020s 223
2020s
223 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 831 births (33% of all-time use).
How Malea 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 Malea's total volume
Malea by state
Where Malea concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 201 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 64 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 26 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 26 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Washington | | 20 | 0.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 15 | 0.6% |
201 of 2,540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Malea appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Malea's data
- Malea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (831 total births); usage has since declined to 223 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maleas (201 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Malea 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.