US rank #13856 Girls' name Peak 1991 241 births

Maleeka — #13856 US girls' name

241 babies named Maleeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s291990s1102000s192010s512020s13
#13856
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Maleeka was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

14 babies were named Maleeka in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maleeka

The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Maleeka between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maleeka currently holds the #13856 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maleeka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Maleeka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maleeka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maleeka 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 241 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.

Maleeka at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

241

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

1991

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#13,856

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maleeka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
14
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
46810121416 20242014201019991995199119861977 5

Maleeka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
110 births that decade — 46% of Maleeka's all-time total
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Maleeka by state

Where Maleeka concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maleeka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 4.1%
New York share of Maleeka's total US births 4.1%

10 of 241 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maleeka?
241 babies have been named Maleeka since 1977. It currently ranks #13856 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 14 births.
When was Maleeka most popular?
Maleeka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Maleeka most popular?
The top states for the name Maleeka are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Maleeka been used?
Maleeka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maleeka?
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.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.