Girls' name · since 2003

Maleeya

327 babies named Maleeya in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,206 of 72,339
all-time among girls
327
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade

Maleeya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 327 recorded since 2003.

Social Security Administration records show Maleeya recorded 327 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2003 to 2023.

  • #15,206 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 327 born since 2003
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleeya ranks #15,206 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 327 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.

#15,206 of 72,339
all-time among girls
327
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Maleeya's 327 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Maleeya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Maleeya's full recorded timeline at 2013, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Maleeya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
38
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
010203040 20032006200920122015201820212023 8

Maleeya by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (195 births, 60% of the file).

2010s was Maleeya's strongest decade.

195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Maleeya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 195 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maleeya?
Maleeya has been given to 327 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,206 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 38 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Maleeya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleeya ranks #15,206 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maleeya most popular?
Maleeya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Maleeya been used?
The SSA has tracked Maleeya since 2003 -- 21 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Maleeya?
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.

What to do with Maleeya's data

  • Maleeya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (195 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Maleeya

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Maleeya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2003–2023 (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 Maleeya 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.