Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2015
Maleficent
Since 2015, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Maleficent, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 2015–2021
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
16 girls have been named Maleficent since 2015, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Maleficent has 16 recorded births among girls since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2021.
- 16 total births
- 2015–2021 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Maleficent since 2015, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2021.
- 16
- total births
- 2015–2021
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Maleficent was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
6 babies were named Maleficent in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Maleficent's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maleficent splits its recorded history at 2020: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maleficent at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2015
Maleficent popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2021
- Peak year (2021)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Maleficent by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Maleficent's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Maleficent births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maleficent? ▼
Maleficent has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 6 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Maleficent most popular? ▼
Maleficent was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Maleficent been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Maleficent since 2015 -- 7 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Maleficent? ▼
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 Maleficent
Nearby Names Like Maleficent
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maleficent
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 Maleficent side by side: Maleficent vs Mallory Maleficent vs Malia Maleficent vs Malinda
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 2015–2021 (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. "Maleficent: Baby Name Since 2015 - 16 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maleficent. 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 Maleficent 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.