Recorded 1972–1997 Girls' name Peak 1996 29 births

Maleika — girls' name

29 babies named Maleika in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111990s18
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Maleika was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Maleika in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maleika

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Maleika between 1972 and 1997, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maleika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maleika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maleika shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maleika in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maleika at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

29

Since 1972

26 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1972

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1997

Maleika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1972

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19971996199019741972 6

Maleika by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 62% of Maleika's all-time total
1970s111990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maleika?
29 babies have been named Maleika since 1972. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Maleika most popular?
Maleika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Maleika been used?
Maleika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 26 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Maleika?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.