Girls' name · since 2001
Maleiah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 327 babies named Maleiah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,207 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,995 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 327
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maleiah currently ranks #13995 among girls' names in America, with 327 babies recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleiah has been recorded 327 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #13995 nationally and more common than 19% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #15,207 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,995 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 327 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleiah ranks #15,207 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,995 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 327 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,207 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,995 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 327
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maleiah's 327 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maleiah compares
327 47th percentile among 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
Maleiah's all-time total is 13% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 327 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maleiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maleiah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maleiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Maleiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (147 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Maleiah's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Maleiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 147 births (45% of all-time use).
Maleiah by state
Where Maleiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 3.4% |
11 of 327 births nationwide.
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- Maleiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (147 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maleiahs (11 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 Maleiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Maleiah 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.