US rank #16661 Girls' name Peak 2010 123 births

Maleiyah — #16661 US girls' name

123 babies named Maleiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s82010s862020s29
#16661
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 6% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Maleiyah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

14 babies were named Maleiyah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maleiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Maleiyah between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maleiyah currently holds the #16661 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maleiyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maleiyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maleiyah 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 123 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.

Maleiyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

123

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2010

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,661

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maleiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
14
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
46810121416 202420222020201820162014201220102009 8

Maleiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
86 births that decade — 70% of Maleiyah's all-time total
2000s82010s862020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maleiyah?
123 babies have been named Maleiyah since 2009. It currently ranks #16661 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 14 births.
When was Maleiyah most popular?
Maleiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Maleiyah been used?
Maleiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maleiyah?
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.

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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, 2009–2024 (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.