Girls' name · since 1991
Maleni
963 babies named Maleni in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,597 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 963
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maleni is the #2597 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 963 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleni has been recorded 963 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #2597 nationally and more common than 85% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #7,708 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,597 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 963 born since 1991
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleni ranks #7,708 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,597 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 963 born since 1991, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,597 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 963
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maleni's 963 recorded births place it above 89.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maleni compares
963 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Maleni's all-time total is 156% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleni | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 963 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 174 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maleni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maleni's full recorded timeline at 2007, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 174 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maleni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Maleni by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (493 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Maleni's strongest decade.
493 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Maleni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 118
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
284 births
- 2020s
2020s
493 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 493 births (51% of all-time use).
How Maleni compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maleni's total volume
Maleni by state
Where Maleni concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 195 | 20.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 173 | 18.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 33 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 30 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 2.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.2% |
195 of 963 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Maleni appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maleni's data
- California records the most Malenis (195 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Maleni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Maleni 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.