Girls' name · since 1970
Maleka
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 403 babies named Maleka, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,299 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 403
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maleka currently ranks #15299 among girls' names in America, with 403 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Maleka recorded 403 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #15299 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #13,451 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,299 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 403 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleka ranks #13,451 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,299 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 403 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,299 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 403
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maleka's 403 recorded births place it above 81.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Maleka compares
403 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 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
Maleka's all-time total is 7% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 403 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maleka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maleka's full recorded timeline at 1991, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maleka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Maleka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (133 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Maleka's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Maleka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 133 births (33% of all-time use).
Maleka by state
Where Maleka concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.2% |
6 of 403 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maleka's data
- Maleka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Malekas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maleka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
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, 1970–2025 (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 Maleka 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.