Recorded 1963–1999 Girls' name Peak 1989 32 births

Malesa — girls' name

32 babies named Malesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101980s111990s11
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Malesa was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

6 babies were named Malesa in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Malesa between 1963 and 1999, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malesa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Malesa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malesa 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 32 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.

Malesa at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

32

Since 1963

37 years of records

Peak year

1989

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1963

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1999

Malesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1963

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4.555.566.5 199919921989198419641963 5

Malesa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 34% of Malesa's all-time total
1960s101980s111990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malesa?
32 babies have been named Malesa since 1963. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1989 with 6 births.
When was Malesa most popular?
Malesa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Malesa been used?
Malesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 37 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Malesa?
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, 1963–1999 (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.