Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2008
Maleana
16 babies named Maleana in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 2008–2012
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Maleana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 2008.
Maleana has 16 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2012.
- 16 total births
- 2008–2012 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Maleana since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2012.
- 16
- total births
- 2008–2012
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Maleana was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
6 babies were named Maleana in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Maleana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maleana splits its recorded history at 2011: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maleana at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Maleana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2012
- Peak year (2008)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Maleana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Maleana's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Maleana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maleana? ▼
16 babies have been named Maleana since 2008. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2008 with 6 births.
When was Maleana most popular? ▼
Maleana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Maleana been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Maleana since 2008 -- 5 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Maleana? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Maleana
Nearby Names Like Maleana
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maleana
Mallory Girl
#412 59,044 births
Malia Girl
#328 31,606 births
Malinda Girl
#2857 21,464 births
Maliyah Girl
#589 15,359 births
Malaysia Girl
#855 11,031 births
Compare Maleana side by side: Maleana vs Mallory Maleana vs Malia Maleana vs Malinda
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maleana: Baby Name Since 2008 - 16 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maleana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Maleana 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 July 2026.