Girls' name · since 1956
Maleia
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 1,187 babies named Maleia, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,870 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,187
- born since 1956
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,187 babies have been named Maleia since 1956, making it today's #2870 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Maleia recorded 1,187 times among girls since 1956, holding rank #2870 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #6,666 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,870 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,187 born since 1956
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleia ranks #6,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,870 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,187 born since 1956, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,870 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,187
- born since 1956
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maleia's 1,187 recorded births place it above 90.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maleia compares
1,187 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Maleia's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,187 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maleia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maleia splits its recorded history at 2003: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 92 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maleia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Maleia by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (372 births, 31% of the file).
2020s was Maleia's strongest decade.
372 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Maleia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 73
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
300 births
- 2010s
2010s
368 births
- 2020s
2020s
372 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 372 births (31% of all-time use).
How Maleia 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 Maleia's total volume
Maleia by state
Where Maleia concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 118 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 54 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
118 of 1,187 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- California records the most Maleias (118 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 Maleia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Maleia 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.