US rank #5772 Girls' name Peak 2024 43 births

Malenia — #5772 US girls' name

43 babies named Malenia in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s43
#5772
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Malenia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

22 babies were named Malenia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Malenia between 2022 and 2024, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malenia currently holds the #5772 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malenia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Malenia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malenia 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 43 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.

Malenia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

43

Since 2022

3 years of records

Peak year

2024

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,772

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2022

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2022

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
22
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
510152025 202420232022 13

Malenia by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
43 births that decade — 100% of Malenia's all-time total
2020s43

Malenia by state

Where Malenia concentrates geographically — total births since 2022

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Malenia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 14.0%
California share of Malenia's total US births 14.0%

6 of 43 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malenia?
43 babies have been named Malenia since 2022. It currently ranks #5772 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 22 births.
When was Malenia most popular?
Malenia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Malenia most popular?
The top states for the name Malenia are California (6 births).
How long has the name Malenia been used?
Malenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 3 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malenia?
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, 2022–2024 (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.