Girls' name · since 1956
Maleah
Maleah has 9,426 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,213 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,426
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maleah currently ranks #1213 among girls' names in America, with 9,426 babies recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Maleah recorded 9,426 times among girls since 1956, holding rank #1213 nationally today, ahead of 93% 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 1956 to 2025.
- #1,747 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,213 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,426 born since 1956
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleah ranks #1,747 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,213 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,426 born since 1956, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,213 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,426
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maleah's 9,426 recorded births place it above 97.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maleah compares
9,426 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Maleah's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,426 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 508 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maleah splits its recorded history at 1996: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 508 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 508
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Maleah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,115 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Maleah's strongest decade.
4,115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Maleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s 207
1980s
207 births
- 1990s 561
1990s
561 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,925 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,115 births
- 2020s 1,491
2020s
1,491 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,115 births (44% of all-time use).
How Maleah 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 Maleah's total volume
Maleah by state
Where Maleah concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 880 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 592 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 529 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 445 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 394 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 348 | 3.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 305 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 302 | 3.2% |
880 of 9,426 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Maleah appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maleah's data
- Maleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,115 total births) through the 2020s (1,491) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maleahs (880 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 Maleah: 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 (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Maleah 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.