US rank #7067 Girls' name Peak 2009 541 births

Maleya — #7067 US girls' name

541 babies named Maleya in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s262000s1792010s2352020s101
#7067
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Maleya was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

50 babies were named Maleya in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maleya

The Social Security Administration has registered 541 babies named Maleya between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maleya currently holds the #7067 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maleya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 235 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maleya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Maleya in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maleya 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 541 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.

Maleya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

541

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2009

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,067

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maleya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
50
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0102030405060 20242020201620122008200420001997 10

Maleya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
235 births that decade — 43% of Maleya's all-time total
1990s262000s1792010s2352020s101

Maleya by state

Where Maleya concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Maleya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 3.7%
#2 Florida
5 0.9%
#3 North Carolina
5 0.9%
#4 Tennessee
5 0.9%
California share of Maleya's total US births 3.7%
Even split

20 of 541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maleya?
541 babies have been named Maleya since 1997. It currently ranks #7067 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 50 births.
When was Maleya most popular?
Maleya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 235 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Maleya most popular?
The top states for the name Maleya are California (20 births), Florida (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Maleya been used?
Maleya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maleya?
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, 1997–2024 (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.