Girls' name · since 1991
Maleigha
Maleigha has 1,482 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,011 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,482
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,482 babies have been named Maleigha since 1991, making it today's #6011 girls' name.
Maleigha has 1,482 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6011 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #5,737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,011 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,482 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleigha ranks #5,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,011 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,482 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,011 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,482
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maleigha's 1,482 recorded births place it above 92.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Maleigha compares
1,482 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Maleigha's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleigha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,482 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maleigha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maleigha's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 111, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maleigha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Maleigha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (692 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Maleigha's strongest decade.
692 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Maleigha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 87
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
479 births
- 2010s
2010s
692 births
- 2020s 224
2020s
224 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 692 births (47% of all-time use).
How Maleigha 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 Maleigha's total volume
Maleigha by state
Where Maleigha concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 81 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 57 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 42 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 31 | 2.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 30 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 23 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 22 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 17 | 1.1% |
81 of 1,482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Maleigha appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maleigha's data
- Maleigha's decade-level peak was the 2010s (692 total births); usage has since declined to 224 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Maleighas (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maleigha: 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 (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Maleigha 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.