Girls' name · since 1991
Maleena
915 babies named Maleena in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,990 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,668 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 915
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maleena is the #7668 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 915 recorded since 1991.
Maleena has 915 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7668 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of girls, 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 1991 to 2025.
- #7,990 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,668 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 915 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleena ranks #7,990 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,668 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 915 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,990 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,668 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 915
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maleena's 915 recorded births place it above 88.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maleena compares
915 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Maleena's all-time total is 143% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 915 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maleena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maleena's full recorded timeline at 2008, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maleena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Maleena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (330 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Maleena's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Maleena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
299 births
- 2010s
2010s
330 births
- 2020s 131
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 330 births (36% of all-time use).
How Maleena 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 Maleena's total volume
Maleena by state
Where Maleena concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 88 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 22 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
88 of 915 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Maleena's data
- Maleena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (330 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maleenas (88 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 Maleena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Maleena 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.