US rank #4942 Girls' name Peak 2017 901 births

Maleena — #4942 US girls' name

901 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.

1990s1552000s2992010s3302020s117
#4942
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Maleena was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

47 babies were named Maleena in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maleena

The Social Security Administration has registered 901 babies named Maleena between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maleena currently holds the #4942 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maleena performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 330 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maleena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Maleena in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maleena 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 901 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.

Maleena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

901

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2017

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,942

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maleena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
47
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Maleena by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
330 births that decade — 37% of Maleena's all-time total
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Maleena by state

Where Maleena concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Maleena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
88 9.8%
#2 Florida
22 2.4%
#3 Texas
11 1.2%
#4 New York
5 0.6%
#5 Ohio
5 0.6%
California share of Maleena's total US births 9.8%
Even split

88 of 901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maleena?
901 babies have been named Maleena since 1991. It currently ranks #4942 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 47 births.
When was Maleena most popular?
Maleena was most popular in the 2010s decade with 330 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Maleena most popular?
The top states for the name Maleena are California (88 births), Florida (22 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Maleena been used?
Maleena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maleena?
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, 1991–2024 (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.