Recorded 1970–2021 Girls' name Peak 1980 398 births

Maleka — girls' name

398 babies named Maleka in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s911980s1061990s1332000s432010s182020s7
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Maleka was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

23 babies were named Maleka in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maleka

The Social Security Administration has registered 398 babies named Maleka between 1970 and 2021, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maleka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maleka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Maleka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Maleka in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maleka 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 398 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.

Maleka at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

398

Since 1970

52 years of records

Peak year

1980

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1970

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2021

Maleka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1970

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1980)
23
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0510152025 202120031998199319881983197719711970 5

Maleka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
133 births that decade — 33% of Maleka's all-time total
1970s911980s1061990s1332000s432010s182020s7

Maleka by state

Where Maleka concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Maleka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
5 1.3%
New York share of Maleka's total US births 1.5%
Even split

6 of 398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maleka?
398 babies have been named Maleka since 1970. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1980 with 23 births.
When was Maleka most popular?
Maleka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Maleka most popular?
The top states for the name Maleka are New York (6 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Maleka been used?
Maleka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 52 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Maleka?
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, 1970–2021 (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.