Total births
24
Girls' name · since 2001
Maleina
24 babies named Maleina in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14353
- among girls today
- 24
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other girls
Maleina currently ranks #14353 among girls' names in America, with 24 babies recorded since 2001.
Maleina has 24 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14353 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2024.
- #14353 among girls today
- 24 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
- 19% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Maleina is currently the #14353 girls' name in America, more common than 19% of girls - 24 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14353
- among girls today
- 24
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other girls
Maleina vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14353
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 19% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
75% of everyone ever named Maleina was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
7 babies were named Maleina in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
How Maleina compares
24 8th percentile among 17,726 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
Maleina's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleina | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Maleina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maleina's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maleina at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2004
Current rank
#14,353
Active since
2001
Maleina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Maleina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Maleina's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Maleina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18 births (75% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maleina? ▼
Maleina has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14353 as of the latest data. 7 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
When was Maleina most popular? ▼
Maleina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Maleina been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Maleina since 2001 -- 24 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Maleina? ▼
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.
What to do with Maleina's data
- Maleina's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Maleina
Nearby Names Like Maleina
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maleina
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 Maleina side by side: Maleina vs Mallory Maleina vs Malia Maleina vs Malinda
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2001–2024 (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. "Maleina: #14353 Girls' Name - 24 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maleina. 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 Maleina 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 June 2026.