Girls' name · since 2008

Maleiya

96 babies named Maleiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,579 of 72,339
all-time among girls
96
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade

Maleiya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 96 have been recorded since 2008.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleiya has been recorded 96 times among girls since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2008 to 2023.

  • #27,579 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 96 born since 2008
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleiya ranks #27,579 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.

#27,579 of 72,339
all-time among girls
96
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Maleiya's 96 recorded births place it above 61.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Maleiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Maleiya splits its recorded history at 2014: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Maleiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2010)
11
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4681012 200820092010201120122013201420152018202020212023 7

Maleiya by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (55 births, 57% of the file).

2010s was Maleiya's strongest decade.

55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Maleiya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maleiya?
96 babies have been named Maleiya since 2008. All-time, it sits at #27,579 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2010 with 11 births.
Where does Maleiya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleiya ranks #27,579 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maleiya most popular?
Maleiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Maleiya been used?
The SSA has tracked Maleiya since 2008 -- 16 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Maleiya?
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 Maleiya's data

  • Maleiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Maleiya

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Maleiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2008–2023 (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 Maleiya 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.